Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia: Annual precipitation
Bahrain
42.61 millimeters
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
51.43 millimeters
in 2025
Bahrain rank
188th
Saudi Arabia rank
187th
Annual precipitation over time
- Bahrain
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 51.43 millimeters against 42.61 millimeters in Bahrain, a difference of 8.82 millimeters.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 46 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Bahrain ranks 188th and Saudi Arabia ranks 187th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 49.94 millimeters | 70.55 millimeters | 20.61 millimeters | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 58.98 millimeters | 68.27 millimeters | 9.3 millimeters | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 52.76 millimeters | 70.99 millimeters | 18.24 millimeters | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 56.89 millimeters | 68.18 millimeters | 11.29 millimeters | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 62.94 millimeters | 67.35 millimeters | 4.4 millimeters | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 84.38 millimeters | 75.98 millimeters | 8.4 millimeters | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 52.83 millimeters | 57.01 millimeters | 4.19 millimeters | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 62.87 millimeters | 57.79 millimeters | 5.08 millimeters | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 47.33 millimeters | 57.56 millimeters | 10.23 millimeters | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Bahrain or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 51.43 millimeters against 42.61 millimeters in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 8.82 millimeters, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Bahrain ranks 188th and Saudi Arabia ranks 187th 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.