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Panama vs Papua New Guinea: Average precipitation in depth

Panama
2,928 mm per year
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
3,142 mm per year
in 2022
Panama rank
5th
Papua New Guinea rank
3rd

Average precipitation in depth over time

  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3,142 mm per year against 2,928 mm per year in Panama, a difference of 214 mm per year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Globally, Panama ranks 5th and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 182 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)
Unit
mm per year
Source
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 10,448 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Average precipitation is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.