Mauritania vs Qatar: Annual precipitation
Mauritania
55.55 millimeters
in 2025
Qatar
59.43 millimeters
in 2025
Mauritania rank
186th
Qatar rank
185th
Annual precipitation over time
- Mauritania
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 59.43 millimeters against 55.55 millimeters in Mauritania, a difference of 3.88 millimeters.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 186th and Qatar ranks 185th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 8 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 75.36 millimeters | 63.48 millimeters | 11.87 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 109.28 millimeters | 60.94 millimeters | 48.34 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 91.82 millimeters | 53.23 millimeters | 38.58 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 69.08 millimeters | 60.32 millimeters | 8.76 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 65.63 millimeters | 62.22 millimeters | 3.41 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 74.45 millimeters | 88.51 millimeters | 14.06 millimeters | Qatar |
| 2000s | 65.04 millimeters | 50.54 millimeters | 14.5 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 65.8 millimeters | 64.57 millimeters | 1.24 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 56.93 millimeters | 51.71 millimeters | 5.22 millimeters | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Mauritania or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 59.43 millimeters against 55.55 millimeters in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Mauritania and Qatar?
- 3.88 millimeters, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Qatar?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Qatar rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Mauritania ranks 186th 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.