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

Cook Islands, at 0.1297 °C against 0.1243 °C in Suriname as of 2010.

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

0.0054 °C, with Cook Islands ahead.

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

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.

Cook Islands vs Suriname: Decadal temperature anomalies

Cook Islands

0.1297 °C

in 2010

Suriname

0.1243 °C

in 2010

Cook Islands rank

164th

Suriname rank

167th

Decadal temperature anomalies over time

Cook Islands
Suriname

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 0.1297 °C against 0.1243 °C in Suriname, a difference of 0.0054 °C.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Cook Islands ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 164th and Suriname ranks 167th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cook Islands	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1940s	-0.4774 °C	-0.7585 °C	0.2811 °C	Cook Islands
1950s	-0.4803 °C	-0.7493 °C	0.2691 °C	Cook Islands
1960s	-0.376 °C	-0.5636 °C	0.1875 °C	Cook Islands
1970s	-0.3093 °C	-0.8678 °C	0.5584 °C	Cook Islands
1980s	-0.4104 °C	-0.4029 °C	0.0075 °C	Suriname
1990s	-0.2097 °C	-0.0503 °C	0.1594 °C	Suriname
2000s	0.0291 °C	-0.1135 °C	0.1427 °C	Cook Islands
2010s	0.1297 °C	0.1243 °C	0.0054 °C	Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher decadal temperature anomalies, Cook Islands or Suriname?: Cook Islands, at 0.1297 °C against 0.1243 °C in Suriname as of 2010.
What is the difference in decadal temperature anomalies between Cook Islands and Suriname?: 0.0054 °C, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Suriname?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2010.
How do Cook Islands and Suriname rank globally for decadal temperature anomalies?: Cook Islands ranks 164th and Suriname ranks 167th 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.