Iraq vs Yemen: Precipitation anomalies
Iraq
-47.48 millimeters
in 2025
Yemen
-43.77 millimeters
in 2025
Iraq rank
108th
Yemen rank
106th
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Iraq
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports -43.77 millimeters against -47.48 millimeters in Iraq, a difference of 3.71 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Yemen ahead.
Iraq ranks 108th and Yemen ranks 106th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -33.44 millimeters | 97.51 millimeters | 130.96 millimeters | Yemen |
| 1950s | -32.85 millimeters | 128.25 millimeters | 161.1 millimeters | Yemen |
| 1960s | -3.55 millimeters | 12.81 millimeters | 16.36 millimeters | Yemen |
| 1970s | 1.55 millimeters | 23.5 millimeters | 21.95 millimeters | Yemen |
| 1980s | 7.45 millimeters | 17.24 millimeters | 9.79 millimeters | Yemen |
| 1990s | 5.97 millimeters | 10.15 millimeters | 4.18 millimeters | Yemen |
| 2000s | -26.46 millimeters | -8.44 millimeters | 18.02 millimeters | Yemen |
| 2010s | 12.16 millimeters | -10.7 millimeters | 22.85 millimeters | Iraq |
| 2020s | -31.24 millimeters | -3.43 millimeters | 27.82 millimeters | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Iraq or Yemen?
- Yemen, at -43.77 millimeters against -47.48 millimeters in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Iraq and Yemen?
- 3.71 millimeters, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Yemen?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Yemen rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Iraq ranks 108th and Yemen ranks 106th 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 Precipitation anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in a specific year's total precipitation—rain and snow—from the 1991–2020 average, measured in millimeters, excluding fog and dew.