Colombia vs Samoa: Annual precipitation
Colombia
3,460 millimeters
in 2025
Samoa
3,284 millimeters
in 2025
Colombia rank
7th
Samoa rank
9th
Annual precipitation over time
- Colombia
- Samoa
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 3,460 millimeters against 3,284 millimeters in Samoa, a difference of 176 millimeters.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Samoa ahead.
Colombia ranks 7th and Samoa ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3,280 millimeters | 2,650 millimeters | 630.38 millimeters | Colombia |
| 1950s | 3,277 millimeters | 2,616 millimeters | 660.92 millimeters | Colombia |
| 1960s | 3,150 millimeters | 2,712 millimeters | 438.04 millimeters | Colombia |
| 1970s | 3,554 millimeters | 2,501 millimeters | 1,053 millimeters | Colombia |
| 1980s | 3,376 millimeters | 2,594 millimeters | 781.86 millimeters | Colombia |
| 1990s | 3,464 millimeters | 2,707 millimeters | 756.58 millimeters | Colombia |
| 2000s | 3,341 millimeters | 2,850 millimeters | 491.01 millimeters | Colombia |
| 2010s | 3,303 millimeters | 2,881 millimeters | 422.03 millimeters | Colombia |
| 2020s | 3,143 millimeters | 3,001 millimeters | 142.1 millimeters | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Colombia or Samoa?
- Colombia, at 3,460 millimeters against 3,284 millimeters in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Colombia and Samoa?
- 176 millimeters, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Samoa?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Samoa rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Colombia ranks 7th 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.