Somalia vs Syria: Annual precipitation
Somalia
152.43 millimeters
in 2025
Syria
145.47 millimeters
in 2025
Somalia rank
175th
Syria rank
176th
Annual precipitation over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 152.43 millimeters against 145.47 millimeters in Syria, a difference of 6.96 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 175th and Syria ranks 176th of 192 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 289.9 millimeters | 210.85 millimeters | 79.05 millimeters | Somalia |
| 1950s | 398.43 millimeters | 213.51 millimeters | 184.92 millimeters | Somalia |
| 1960s | 340.79 millimeters | 238.86 millimeters | 101.93 millimeters | Somalia |
| 1970s | 293.58 millimeters | 240.35 millimeters | 53.23 millimeters | Somalia |
| 1980s | 308.33 millimeters | 257.96 millimeters | 50.37 millimeters | Somalia |
| 1990s | 312.07 millimeters | 234.51 millimeters | 77.56 millimeters | Somalia |
| 2000s | 279.48 millimeters | 218.29 millimeters | 61.2 millimeters | Somalia |
| 2010s | 294.53 millimeters | 230.03 millimeters | 64.5 millimeters | Somalia |
| 2020s | 236.57 millimeters | 189.55 millimeters | 47.03 millimeters | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Somalia or Syria?
- Somalia, at 152.43 millimeters against 145.47 millimeters in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Somalia and Syria?
- 6.96 millimeters, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Somalia ranks 175th and Syria ranks 176th 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.