Mauritania vs Niger: Annual precipitation
Mauritania
55.55 millimeters
in 2025
Niger
71.17 millimeters
in 2025
Mauritania rank
186th
Niger rank
183rd
Annual precipitation over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 71.17 millimeters against 55.55 millimeters in Mauritania, a difference of 15.62 millimeters.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 186th and Niger ranks 183rd of 192 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 75.36 millimeters | 125.93 millimeters | 50.57 millimeters | Niger |
| 1950s | 109.28 millimeters | 169.78 millimeters | 60.5 millimeters | Niger |
| 1960s | 91.82 millimeters | 126.93 millimeters | 35.11 millimeters | Niger |
| 1970s | 69.08 millimeters | 102.78 millimeters | 33.7 millimeters | Niger |
| 1980s | 65.63 millimeters | 79.37 millimeters | 13.74 millimeters | Niger |
| 1990s | 74.45 millimeters | 88.9 millimeters | 14.45 millimeters | Niger |
| 2000s | 65.04 millimeters | 70.89 millimeters | 5.85 millimeters | Niger |
| 2010s | 65.8 millimeters | 96.38 millimeters | 30.58 millimeters | Niger |
| 2020s | 56.93 millimeters | 89.67 millimeters | 32.74 millimeters | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Mauritania or Niger?
- Niger, at 71.17 millimeters against 55.55 millimeters in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Mauritania and Niger?
- 15.62 millimeters, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Mauritania ranks 186th and Niger ranks 183rd 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.