Mauritania vs Saudi Arabia: Annual precipitation
Mauritania
55.55 millimeters
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
51.43 millimeters
in 2025
Mauritania rank
186th
Saudi Arabia rank
187th
Annual precipitation over time
- Mauritania
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 55.55 millimeters against 51.43 millimeters in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 4.12 millimeters.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 43 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 186th and Saudi Arabia ranks 187th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 75.36 millimeters | 70.55 millimeters | 4.81 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 109.28 millimeters | 68.27 millimeters | 41 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 91.82 millimeters | 70.99 millimeters | 20.83 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 69.08 millimeters | 68.18 millimeters | 0.9021 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 65.63 millimeters | 67.35 millimeters | 1.72 millimeters | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 74.45 millimeters | 75.98 millimeters | 1.53 millimeters | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 65.04 millimeters | 57.01 millimeters | 8.03 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 65.8 millimeters | 57.79 millimeters | 8.01 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 56.93 millimeters | 57.56 millimeters | 0.6277 millimeters | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Mauritania or Saudi Arabia?
- Mauritania, at 55.55 millimeters against 51.43 millimeters in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Mauritania and Saudi Arabia?
- 4.12 millimeters, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Saudi Arabia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Mauritania ranks 186th 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.