Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
-46.97 % change on previous year
in 2025
Solomon Islands
-45.43 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
90th
Solomon Islands rank
88th
Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports -45.43 % change on previous year against -46.97 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.54 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 53 times across 82 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 90th and Solomon Islands ranks 88th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Solomon Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.9 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | 3.39 % change on previous year | Solomon Islands |
| 1950s | -176.93 % change on previous year | 50.11 % change on previous year | 227.04 % change on previous year | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 2.92 % change on previous year | -112.56 % change on previous year | 115.47 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | -189.46 % change on previous year | -81.72 % change on previous year | 107.74 % change on previous year | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | -25.69 % change on previous year | -56.79 % change on previous year | 31.11 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | -137.8 % change on previous year | -65.27 % change on previous year | 72.53 % change on previous year | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | -29.57 % change on previous year | 81.62 % change on previous year | 111.18 % change on previous year | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 62.86 % change on previous year | -21.18 % change on previous year | 84.04 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 137.36 % change on previous year | 44.18 % change on previous year | 93.17 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at -45.43 % change on previous year against -46.97 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 1.54 % change on previous year, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 82 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 90th and Solomon Islands ranks 88th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Precipitation anomalies. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.