Somalia vs Sudan: Annual precipitation
Somalia
152.43 millimeters
in 2025
Sudan
129.81 millimeters
in 2025
Somalia rank
175th
Sudan rank
177th
Annual precipitation over time
- Somalia
- Sudan
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 152.43 millimeters against 129.81 millimeters in Sudan, a difference of 22.62 millimeters.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 175th and Sudan ranks 177th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 8 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 289.9 millimeters | 323.47 millimeters | 33.58 millimeters | Sudan |
| 1950s | 398.43 millimeters | 324.37 millimeters | 74.06 millimeters | Somalia |
| 1960s | 340.79 millimeters | 245.69 millimeters | 95.1 millimeters | Somalia |
| 1970s | 293.58 millimeters | 274.89 millimeters | 18.69 millimeters | Somalia |
| 1980s | 308.33 millimeters | 240.93 millimeters | 67.4 millimeters | Somalia |
| 1990s | 312.07 millimeters | 243.35 millimeters | 68.72 millimeters | Somalia |
| 2000s | 279.48 millimeters | 202.25 millimeters | 77.24 millimeters | Somalia |
| 2010s | 294.53 millimeters | 186.88 millimeters | 107.65 millimeters | Somalia |
| 2020s | 236.57 millimeters | 155.29 millimeters | 81.28 millimeters | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Somalia or Sudan?
- Somalia, at 152.43 millimeters against 129.81 millimeters in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Somalia and Sudan?
- 22.62 millimeters, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Somalia ranks 175th and Sudan ranks 177th 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.