Norway vs Switzerland: Precipitation - Regions — Extreme precipitation days
Precipitation - Regions — Extreme precipitation days over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 16.5 Days per year against 13.4 Days per year in Norway, a difference of 3.1 Days per year.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Switzerland ahead.
Norway ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 48 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.39 Days per year | 16.47 Days per year | 7.08 Days per year | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 9.45 Days per year | 15.99 Days per year | 6.54 Days per year | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 9.49 Days per year | 15.21 Days per year | 5.72 Days per year | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 10.44 Days per year | 15.54 Days per year | 5.1 Days per year | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 11.98 Days per year | 15.5 Days per year | 3.52 Days per year | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days, Norway or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 16.5 Days per year against 13.4 Days per year in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days between Norway and Switzerland?
- 3.1 Days per year, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days?
- Norway ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Precipitation - Regions — Extreme precipitation days. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
<p style="text-align: justify;">This dataset provides indicators on total precipitation and the number of extreme precipitation days, in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions.</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p>Precipitation is the sum of all liquid and frozen water - such as rain and snow - that reaches the Earth's surface each year. It excludes fog, dew and any precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground. Extreme precipitation days are defined as days with more than 20 mm of total precipitation. Changes in precipitation and extreme precipitation days are referenced to the 1981-2010 baseline average. The estimates rely on the <a href="https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/ECMWF_ERA5_LAND_DAILY_AGGR">ERA5-Land reanalysis</a> dataset.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">ERA5-Land is used as it provides harmonised, globally consistent coverage at fine spatial resolution (0.1 degree), enabling the production of comparable subnational indicators also where national meteorological data are not available at the required scale. </p> <p style="text-align: justify;">These estimates may differ from official subnational climate statistics due to differences in methodological approaches, such as the use of reanalysis based top down modelling versus in situ observations, along with variations in input data sources, spatial resolution, and the models and algorithms used to generate temperature estimates.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://localdataportal.oecd.org/">OECD Local Data Portal</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>