Colombia vs Panama: Annual precipitation
Colombia
3,460 millimeters
in 2025
Panama
3,522 millimeters
in 2025
Colombia rank
7th
Panama rank
5th
Annual precipitation over time
- Colombia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 3,522 millimeters against 3,460 millimeters in Colombia, a difference of 62 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Panama ahead.
Colombia ranks 7th and Panama ranks 5th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3,280 millimeters | 3,581 millimeters | 301.05 millimeters | Panama |
| 1950s | 3,277 millimeters | 3,476 millimeters | 199.21 millimeters | Panama |
| 1960s | 3,150 millimeters | 2,981 millimeters | 168.93 millimeters | Colombia |
| 1970s | 3,554 millimeters | 3,573 millimeters | 19.52 millimeters | Panama |
| 1980s | 3,376 millimeters | 3,089 millimeters | 287.02 millimeters | Colombia |
| 1990s | 3,464 millimeters | 3,125 millimeters | 338.58 millimeters | Colombia |
| 2000s | 3,341 millimeters | 3,253 millimeters | 87.83 millimeters | Colombia |
| 2010s | 3,303 millimeters | 3,188 millimeters | 115.21 millimeters | Colombia |
| 2020s | 3,143 millimeters | 3,318 millimeters | 174.76 millimeters | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Colombia or Panama?
- Panama, at 3,522 millimeters against 3,460 millimeters in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Colombia and Panama?
- 62 millimeters, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Panama?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Panama rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Colombia ranks 7th and Panama ranks 5th 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.