Mali vs Mauritania: Precipitation anomalies
Mali
-11.62 millimeters
in 2025
Mauritania
-13.11 millimeters
in 2025
Mali rank
86th
Mauritania rank
88th
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Mali
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mali currently reports -11.62 millimeters against -13.11 millimeters in Mauritania, a difference of 1.49 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mali ranks 86th and Mauritania ranks 88th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 7 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 33.27 millimeters | 6.69 millimeters | 26.58 millimeters | Mali |
| 1950s | 92.86 millimeters | 40.61 millimeters | 52.25 millimeters | Mali |
| 1960s | 70.55 millimeters | 23.15 millimeters | 47.4 millimeters | Mali |
| 1970s | 50.15 millimeters | 0.409 millimeters | 49.74 millimeters | Mali |
| 1980s | 21.8 millimeters | -3.04 millimeters | 24.84 millimeters | Mali |
| 1990s | 14.99 millimeters | 5.78 millimeters | 9.21 millimeters | Mali |
| 2000s | -15.72 millimeters | -3.63 millimeters | 12.09 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 2010s | -3.41 millimeters | -2.87 millimeters | 0.5471 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 2020s | -8.41 millimeters | -11.74 millimeters | 3.33 millimeters | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Mali or Mauritania?
- Mali, at -11.62 millimeters against -13.11 millimeters in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Mali and Mauritania?
- 1.49 millimeters, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mauritania?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Mauritania rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Mali ranks 86th and Mauritania ranks 88th 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.