Mauritania vs Oman: Annual precipitation
Mauritania
55.55 millimeters
in 2025
Oman
27.07 millimeters
in 2025
Mauritania rank
186th
Oman rank
189th
Annual precipitation over time
- Mauritania
- Oman
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 55.55 millimeters against 27.07 millimeters in Oman, a difference of 28.48 millimeters.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.1 times Oman's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 186th and Oman ranks 189th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 8 and Oman in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 75.36 millimeters | 53.36 millimeters | 22 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 109.28 millimeters | 47.36 millimeters | 61.91 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 91.82 millimeters | 49.11 millimeters | 42.71 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 69.08 millimeters | 43.03 millimeters | 26.04 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 65.63 millimeters | 52.56 millimeters | 13.07 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 74.45 millimeters | 61.77 millimeters | 12.68 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 65.04 millimeters | 33.32 millimeters | 31.72 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 65.8 millimeters | 43.43 millimeters | 22.38 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 56.93 millimeters | 58.15 millimeters | 1.22 millimeters | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Mauritania or Oman?
- Mauritania, at 55.55 millimeters against 27.07 millimeters in Oman as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Mauritania and Oman?
- 28.48 millimeters, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Oman?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Oman rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Mauritania ranks 186th and Oman ranks 189th 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.