Bahrain vs Qatar: Annual precipitation
Bahrain
42.61 millimeters
in 2025
Qatar
59.43 millimeters
in 2025
Bahrain rank
188th
Qatar rank
185th
Annual precipitation over time
- Bahrain
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 59.43 millimeters against 42.61 millimeters in Bahrain, a difference of 16.82 millimeters.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.4 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 52 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Qatar ahead.
Bahrain ranks 188th and Qatar ranks 185th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 49.94 millimeters | 63.48 millimeters | 13.55 millimeters | Qatar |
| 1950s | 58.98 millimeters | 60.94 millimeters | 1.96 millimeters | Qatar |
| 1960s | 52.76 millimeters | 53.23 millimeters | 0.4777 millimeters | Qatar |
| 1970s | 56.89 millimeters | 60.32 millimeters | 3.44 millimeters | Qatar |
| 1980s | 62.94 millimeters | 62.22 millimeters | 0.7252 millimeters | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 84.38 millimeters | 88.51 millimeters | 4.13 millimeters | Qatar |
| 2000s | 52.83 millimeters | 50.54 millimeters | 2.29 millimeters | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 62.87 millimeters | 64.57 millimeters | 1.7 millimeters | Qatar |
| 2020s | 47.33 millimeters | 51.71 millimeters | 4.38 millimeters | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Bahrain or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 59.43 millimeters against 42.61 millimeters in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Bahrain and Qatar?
- 16.82 millimeters, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Qatar?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Qatar rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Bahrain ranks 188th and Qatar ranks 185th 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.