Iraq vs Israel: Annual precipitation
Iraq
169.54 millimeters
in 2025
Israel
154.13 millimeters
in 2025
Iraq rank
173rd
Israel rank
174th
Annual precipitation over time
- Iraq
- Israel
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 169.54 millimeters against 154.13 millimeters in Israel, a difference of 15.41 millimeters.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Israel ahead.
Iraq ranks 173rd and Israel ranks 174th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Israel in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 183.57 millimeters | 228.6 millimeters | 45.03 millimeters | Israel |
| 1950s | 184.17 millimeters | 224.49 millimeters | 40.32 millimeters | Israel |
| 1960s | 213.47 millimeters | 223.35 millimeters | 9.88 millimeters | Israel |
| 1970s | 218.57 millimeters | 229.93 millimeters | 11.36 millimeters | Israel |
| 1980s | 224.47 millimeters | 222.1 millimeters | 2.36 millimeters | Iraq |
| 1990s | 222.99 millimeters | 218.97 millimeters | 4.02 millimeters | Iraq |
| 2000s | 190.56 millimeters | 195.03 millimeters | 4.48 millimeters | Israel |
| 2010s | 229.18 millimeters | 214.19 millimeters | 14.99 millimeters | Iraq |
| 2020s | 185.77 millimeters | 195.79 millimeters | 10.02 millimeters | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Iraq or Israel?
- Iraq, at 169.54 millimeters against 154.13 millimeters in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Iraq and Israel?
- 15.41 millimeters, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Israel?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Israel rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Iraq ranks 173rd and Israel ranks 174th 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.