Comparison of evaporation rate of liquids Evaporation: Evaporation
is a type of vaporization that occurs on the surface of a liquid as it
changes into the gas phase. When a molecule near the surface absorbs
enough energy to overcome the vapour pressure, it will escape and
enter the surrounding air as a gas.
Boiling point: The
boiling point of a substance is the temperature at which the vapour
pressure of a liquid equals the pressure surrounding the liquid and
the liquid changes into a vapour.
Volatility:
Volatility is a material quality which describes how readily a
substance vapourizes.
Flash Point: The flash
point of a volatile material is the lowest temperature at which its
vapours ignite if given an ignition source.
Autoignition
temperature:
The autoignition temperature or kindling point of a substance is the
lowest temperature in which it spontaneously ignites in a normal
atmosphere without an external source of ignition, such as a flame or
spark.
Fire point: The fire point
of a fuel is the lowest temperature at which the vapour of that fuel
will continue to burn for at least five seconds after ignition by an
open flame of standard dimension.
Smoke point: The smoke
point, also referred to as the burning point, is the temperature at
which an oil or fat begins to produce a continuous bluish smoke that
becomes clearly visible, dependent upon specific and defined
conditions.

How can we compare the evaporation rate for water, alcohol, petrol and kerosene oil?
If we consider intermolecular forces as the criterion, then the order of evaporation would be:
water &lt; alcohol &lt; kerosene oil &lt; petrol
But part of intermolecular forces still act in vapour phase...
What should be the criteria to compare evaporation rate of liquids at a given temperature?
Evaporation rates are used to compare solvents for different reasons and under various conditions. One condition would be under vacuum in a rotary evaporator, to remove a low-boiling solvent to assist crystallization of a solute. Another condition would be in a paint, where you desire a higher boiler to allow enough time to spread the paint without brush strokes.
A practical way to compare evaporation rates of solvents is to put a small amount into a dish and weigh it as it evaporates.  Pure compounds will have a fairly sharp disappearance and therefore a sharp time to evaporate; mixtures like kerosene or gasoline will evaporate fast at first, then slower and slower. This time, or the rate for 90% evaporation, can be compared with another solvent under the same conditions.
Evaporation rate is a commonly listed on Safety Data Sheets, and in other tables, generally compared to butyl acetate or ether. One table is at https://www.dispersetech.com/content/11-properties-of-common-solvents.
Many tables of solvent characteristics do not include evaporation rate, but do show vapor pressure at room temperature, e.g., https://sites.google.com/site/miller00828/in/solvent-polarity-table. Vapor pressure at some temperature can be a good indicator of evaporation rate, but a very strong factor in evaporation is wind, or blowing across the solvent surface. Water is particularly complicated because of relative humidity, but it and wind and temperature have been investigated for reservoirs: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1029/97WR02405.
Chemical distributors often list all the properties of all the solvents they deal with - and sometimes of materials they don't deal with.