Brunei vs Samoa: Annual precipitation
Brunei
3,512 millimeters
in 2025
Samoa
3,284 millimeters
in 2025
Brunei rank
6th
Samoa rank
9th
Annual precipitation over time
- Brunei
- Samoa
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 3,512 millimeters against 3,284 millimeters in Samoa, a difference of 228 millimeters.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Samoa ahead.
Brunei ranks 6th and Samoa ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 8 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2,789 millimeters | 2,650 millimeters | 138.76 millimeters | Brunei |
| 1950s | 2,886 millimeters | 2,616 millimeters | 270.07 millimeters | Brunei |
| 1960s | 3,229 millimeters | 2,712 millimeters | 517.24 millimeters | Brunei |
| 1970s | 3,319 millimeters | 2,501 millimeters | 818.23 millimeters | Brunei |
| 1980s | 3,005 millimeters | 2,594 millimeters | 410.29 millimeters | Brunei |
| 1990s | 2,805 millimeters | 2,707 millimeters | 97.9 millimeters | Brunei |
| 2000s | 2,757 millimeters | 2,850 millimeters | 92.43 millimeters | Samoa |
| 2010s | 3,089 millimeters | 2,881 millimeters | 207.46 millimeters | Brunei |
| 2020s | 3,369 millimeters | 3,001 millimeters | 367.93 millimeters | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Brunei or Samoa?
- Brunei, at 3,512 millimeters against 3,284 millimeters in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Brunei and Samoa?
- 228 millimeters, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Samoa?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Samoa rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Brunei ranks 6th and Samoa ranks 9th 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.