Costa Rica vs Samoa: Annual precipitation
Costa Rica
3,314 millimeters
in 2025
Samoa
3,284 millimeters
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
8th
Samoa rank
9th
Annual precipitation over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3,314 millimeters against 3,284 millimeters in Samoa, a difference of 30 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Samoa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Samoa ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3,553 millimeters | 2,650 millimeters | 903.55 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 3,482 millimeters | 2,616 millimeters | 866.79 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 3,230 millimeters | 2,712 millimeters | 518.08 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3,689 millimeters | 2,501 millimeters | 1,188 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3,132 millimeters | 2,594 millimeters | 537.2 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3,233 millimeters | 2,707 millimeters | 525.83 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3,487 millimeters | 2,850 millimeters | 637.1 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3,403 millimeters | 2,881 millimeters | 521.63 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3,447 millimeters | 3,001 millimeters | 446.48 millimeters | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Costa Rica or Samoa?
- Costa Rica, at 3,314 millimeters against 3,284 millimeters in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 30 millimeters, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th 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.