Bahrain vs Libya: Annual precipitation
Bahrain
42.61 millimeters
in 2025
Libya
16.52 millimeters
in 2025
Bahrain rank
188th
Libya rank
191st
Annual precipitation over time
- Bahrain
- Libya
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 42.61 millimeters against 16.52 millimeters in Libya, a difference of 26.09 millimeters.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.6 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 188th and Libya ranks 191st of 192 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 49.94 millimeters | 23.76 millimeters | 26.18 millimeters | Bahrain |
| 1950s | 58.98 millimeters | 21.89 millimeters | 37.08 millimeters | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 52.76 millimeters | 27.95 millimeters | 24.81 millimeters | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 56.89 millimeters | 27.55 millimeters | 29.34 millimeters | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 62.94 millimeters | 25.57 millimeters | 37.37 millimeters | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 84.38 millimeters | 26.12 millimeters | 58.25 millimeters | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 52.83 millimeters | 22.32 millimeters | 30.51 millimeters | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 62.87 millimeters | 22.29 millimeters | 40.58 millimeters | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 47.33 millimeters | 16.74 millimeters | 30.59 millimeters | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Bahrain or Libya?
- Bahrain, at 42.61 millimeters against 16.52 millimeters in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Bahrain and Libya?
- 26.09 millimeters, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Libya?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Libya rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Bahrain ranks 188th and Libya ranks 191st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual precipitation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual precipitation—rain and snow—calculated as the sum of daily averages, reported as the depth of water falling to Earth's surface, excluding fog and dew.