Which has higher decadal temperature anomalies, Belgium or Cook Islands?

Belgium, at 0.1351 °C against 0.1297 °C in Cook Islands as of 2010.

What is the difference in decadal temperature anomalies between Belgium and Cook Islands?

0.0054 °C, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Cook Islands?

8 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Decadal temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Cook Islands: Decadal temperature anomalies

Belgium

0.1351 °C

in 2010

Cook Islands

0.1297 °C

in 2010

Belgium rank

162nd

Cook Islands rank

164th

Decadal temperature anomalies over time

Belgium
Cook Islands

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.1351 °C against 0.1297 °C in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.0054 °C.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Cook Islands ahead.

Belgium ranks 162nd and Cook Islands ranks 164th of 193 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Cook Islands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Cook Islands	Difference	Ahead
1940s	-0.9406 °C	-0.4774 °C	0.4632 °C	Cook Islands
1950s	-1.11 °C	-0.4803 °C	0.6343 °C	Cook Islands
1960s	-1.08 °C	-0.376 °C	0.7036 °C	Cook Islands
1970s	-1.07 °C	-0.3093 °C	0.7559 °C	Cook Islands
1980s	-1.03 °C	-0.4104 °C	0.6226 °C	Cook Islands
1990s	-0.3709 °C	-0.2097 °C	0.1612 °C	Cook Islands
2000s	0.1222 °C	0.0291 °C	0.0931 °C	Belgium
2010s	0.1351 °C	0.1297 °C	0.0054 °C	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher decadal temperature anomalies, Belgium or Cook Islands?: Belgium, at 0.1351 °C against 0.1297 °C in Cook Islands as of 2010.
What is the difference in decadal temperature anomalies between Belgium and Cook Islands?: 0.0054 °C, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Cook Islands?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2010.
How do Belgium and Cook Islands rank globally for decadal temperature anomalies?: Belgium ranks 162nd and Cook Islands ranks 164th of 193 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 Decadal temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Decadal temperature anomalies
Unit: °C
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 1,544 data points, 1940–2010
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The difference of a specific decade's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.