Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Annual precipitation

Bangladesh
2,081 millimeters
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2,057 millimeters
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
27th
Sri Lanka rank
28th

Annual precipitation over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 2,081 millimeters against 2,057 millimeters in Sri Lanka, a difference of 23.78 millimeters.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 192 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual precipitation
Unit
millimeters
Source
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 16,512 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed

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.