Iceland vs Switzerland: Decadal temperature anomalies
Iceland
0.3967 °C
in 2010
Switzerland
0.3848 °C
in 2010
Iceland rank
47th
Switzerland rank
50th
Decadal temperature anomalies over time
- Iceland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.3967 °C against 0.3848 °C in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0119 °C.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Switzerland ahead.
Iceland ranks 47th and Switzerland ranks 50th of 193 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.26 °C | -1.73 °C | 0.5296 °C | Switzerland |
| 1950s | -1.35 °C | -1.29 °C | 0.0542 °C | Switzerland |
| 1960s | -2.57 °C | -1.41 °C | 1.16 °C | Switzerland |
| 1970s | -1.94 °C | -1.35 °C | 0.588 °C | Switzerland |
| 1980s | -1.13 °C | -1.1 °C | 0.0387 °C | Switzerland |
| 1990s | -0.6679 °C | -0.5024 °C | 0.1655 °C | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.2117 °C | -0.0283 °C | 0.24 °C | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.3967 °C | 0.3848 °C | 0.0119 °C | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher decadal temperature anomalies, Iceland or Switzerland?
- Iceland, at 0.3967 °C against 0.3848 °C in Switzerland as of 2010.
- What is the difference in decadal temperature anomalies between Iceland and Switzerland?
- 0.0119 °C, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2010.
- How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for decadal temperature anomalies?
- Iceland ranks 47th and Switzerland ranks 50th 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.