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
200400600800194019822025

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

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.