Mauritania vs Saudi Arabia: Precipitation anomalies
Mauritania
-13.11 millimeters
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
-12.52 millimeters
in 2025
Mauritania rank
88th
Saudi Arabia rank
87th
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Mauritania
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports -12.52 millimeters against -13.11 millimeters in Mauritania, a difference of 0.59 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 88th and Saudi Arabia ranks 87th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6.69 millimeters | 6.61 millimeters | 0.0843 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 40.61 millimeters | 4.33 millimeters | 36.28 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 23.15 millimeters | 7.05 millimeters | 16.1 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.409 millimeters | 4.23 millimeters | 3.82 millimeters | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | -3.04 millimeters | 3.4 millimeters | 6.44 millimeters | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 5.78 millimeters | 12.03 millimeters | 6.25 millimeters | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | -3.63 millimeters | -6.94 millimeters | 3.3 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 2010s | -2.87 millimeters | -6.15 millimeters | 3.29 millimeters | Mauritania |
| 2020s | -11.74 millimeters | -6.39 millimeters | 5.35 millimeters | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Mauritania or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at -12.52 millimeters against -13.11 millimeters in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Mauritania and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.59 millimeters, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Saudi Arabia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Saudi Arabia rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Mauritania ranks 88th and Saudi Arabia ranks 87th 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.