Iceland vs United Arab Emirates: Precipitation anomalies
Iceland
-34.55 millimeters
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
-27.47 millimeters
in 2025
Iceland rank
104th
United Arab Emirates rank
103rd
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Iceland
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports -27.47 millimeters against -34.55 millimeters in Iceland, a difference of 7.08 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Iceland ranks 104th and United Arab Emirates ranks 103rd of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -151.11 millimeters | 18.33 millimeters | 169.44 millimeters | United Arab Emirates |
| 1950s | -44.46 millimeters | 14.87 millimeters | 59.33 millimeters | United Arab Emirates |
| 1960s | -190.81 millimeters | 7.5 millimeters | 198.31 millimeters | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | -47.17 millimeters | 0.4566 millimeters | 47.63 millimeters | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | -95.59 millimeters | 16.96 millimeters | 112.55 millimeters | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | -17.4 millimeters | 25.77 millimeters | 43.16 millimeters | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | -8.73 millimeters | -13.76 millimeters | 5.02 millimeters | Iceland |
| 2010s | 9.87 millimeters | -11.34 millimeters | 21.21 millimeters | Iceland |
| 2020s | -20.43 millimeters | 5.43 millimeters | 25.86 millimeters | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Iceland or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at -27.47 millimeters against -34.55 millimeters in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Iceland and United Arab Emirates?
- 7.08 millimeters, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Arab Emirates?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Iceland ranks 104th and United Arab Emirates ranks 103rd 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
The difference in a specific year's total precipitation—rain and snow—from the 1991–2020 average, measured in millimeters, excluding fog and dew.