Brunei vs Costa Rica: Annual precipitation
Brunei
3,512 millimeters
in 2025
Costa Rica
3,314 millimeters
in 2025
Brunei rank
6th
Costa Rica rank
8th
Annual precipitation over time
- Brunei
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 3,512 millimeters against 3,314 millimeters in Costa Rica, a difference of 198 millimeters.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brunei ranks 6th and Costa Rica ranks 8th of 192 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2,789 millimeters | 3,553 millimeters | 764.79 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 2,886 millimeters | 3,482 millimeters | 596.72 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 3,229 millimeters | 3,230 millimeters | 0.84 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3,319 millimeters | 3,689 millimeters | 369.69 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3,005 millimeters | 3,132 millimeters | 126.91 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2,805 millimeters | 3,233 millimeters | 427.93 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2,757 millimeters | 3,487 millimeters | 729.53 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3,089 millimeters | 3,403 millimeters | 314.17 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3,369 millimeters | 3,447 millimeters | 78.55 millimeters | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Brunei or Costa Rica?
- Brunei, at 3,512 millimeters against 3,314 millimeters in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Brunei and Costa Rica?
- 198 millimeters, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Costa Rica?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Costa Rica rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Brunei ranks 6th and Costa Rica ranks 8th 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.