Costa Rica vs Malawi: Decadal temperature anomalies
Costa Rica
0.2313 °C
in 2010
Malawi
0.2358 °C
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
119th
Malawi rank
116th
Decadal temperature anomalies over time
- Costa Rica
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.2358 °C against 0.2313 °C in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0045 °C.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Malawi ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 119th and Malawi ranks 116th of 193 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.8826 °C | -0.5326 °C | 0.3501 °C | Malawi |
| 1950s | -0.4603 °C | -0.6908 °C | 0.2305 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | -0.5052 °C | -0.6994 °C | 0.1942 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | -0.5134 °C | -0.6354 °C | 0.122 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | -0.1848 °C | -0.4258 °C | 0.2409 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -0.206 °C | -0.0497 °C | 0.1563 °C | Malawi |
| 2000s | -0.0639 °C | -0.2236 °C | 0.1598 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2313 °C | 0.2358 °C | 0.0045 °C | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher decadal temperature anomalies, Costa Rica or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.2358 °C against 0.2313 °C in Costa Rica as of 2010.
- What is the difference in decadal temperature anomalies between Costa Rica and Malawi?
- 0.0045 °C, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malawi?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and Malawi rank globally for decadal temperature anomalies?
- Costa Rica ranks 119th and Malawi ranks 116th 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
The difference of a specific decade's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.