Ecuador vs Samoa: Annual precipitation
Ecuador
3,272 millimeters
in 2025
Samoa
3,284 millimeters
in 2025
Ecuador rank
10th
Samoa rank
9th
Annual precipitation over time
- Ecuador
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3,284 millimeters against 3,272 millimeters in Ecuador, a difference of 12 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Samoa ahead.
Ecuador ranks 10th and Samoa ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3,029 millimeters | 2,650 millimeters | 379.44 millimeters | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 2,888 millimeters | 2,616 millimeters | 272.76 millimeters | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 2,718 millimeters | 2,712 millimeters | 5.8 millimeters | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 3,009 millimeters | 2,501 millimeters | 508.34 millimeters | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 3,125 millimeters | 2,594 millimeters | 530.47 millimeters | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 3,342 millimeters | 2,707 millimeters | 634.65 millimeters | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 3,001 millimeters | 2,850 millimeters | 151.51 millimeters | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 3,260 millimeters | 2,881 millimeters | 379.11 millimeters | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 3,063 millimeters | 3,001 millimeters | 62.34 millimeters | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Ecuador or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 3,284 millimeters against 3,272 millimeters in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Ecuador and Samoa?
- 12 millimeters, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Samoa?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Samoa rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Ecuador ranks 10th 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.
Individual pages
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.