Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Annual precipitation
Costa Rica
3,314 millimeters
in 2025
Ecuador
3,272 millimeters
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
8th
Ecuador rank
10th
Annual precipitation over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3,314 millimeters against 3,272 millimeters in Ecuador, a difference of 42 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Ecuador ranks 10th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 8 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3,553 millimeters | 3,029 millimeters | 524.11 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 3,482 millimeters | 2,888 millimeters | 594.03 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 3,230 millimeters | 2,718 millimeters | 512.28 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3,689 millimeters | 3,009 millimeters | 679.58 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3,132 millimeters | 3,125 millimeters | 6.73 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3,233 millimeters | 3,342 millimeters | 108.82 millimeters | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 3,487 millimeters | 3,001 millimeters | 485.59 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3,403 millimeters | 3,260 millimeters | 142.52 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3,447 millimeters | 3,063 millimeters | 384.14 millimeters | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 3,314 millimeters against 3,272 millimeters in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 42 millimeters, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th and Ecuador ranks 10th 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.