Which has higher decadal temperature anomalies, Iraq or Tajikistan?

Tajikistan, at 0.4243 °C against 0.4159 °C in Iraq as of 2010.

What is the difference in decadal temperature anomalies between Iraq and Tajikistan?

0.0084 °C, with Tajikistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tajikistan?

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.

Iraq vs Tajikistan: Decadal temperature anomalies

Iraq

0.4159 °C

in 2010

Tajikistan

0.4243 °C

in 2010

Iraq rank

43rd

Tajikistan rank

40th

Decadal temperature anomalies over time

Iraq
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 0.4243 °C against 0.4159 °C in Iraq, a difference of 0.0084 °C.

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

Iraq ranks 43rd and Tajikistan ranks 40th of 193 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Tajikistan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1940s	-1.2 °C	-0.3171 °C	0.8807 °C	Tajikistan
1950s	-1.66 °C	-0.8182 °C	0.8461 °C	Tajikistan
1960s	-1.39 °C	-0.959 °C	0.4351 °C	Tajikistan
1970s	-1.48 °C	-0.6233 °C	0.8591 °C	Tajikistan
1980s	-1.23 °C	-0.4929 °C	0.7344 °C	Tajikistan
1990s	-0.5846 °C	-0.4062 °C	0.1785 °C	Tajikistan
2000s	0.0239 °C	0.0154 °C	0.0085 °C	Iraq
2010s	0.4159 °C	0.4243 °C	0.0084 °C	Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher decadal temperature anomalies, Iraq or Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 0.4243 °C against 0.4159 °C in Iraq as of 2010.
What is the difference in decadal temperature anomalies between Iraq and Tajikistan?: 0.0084 °C, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tajikistan?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2010.
How do Iraq and Tajikistan rank globally for decadal temperature anomalies?: Iraq ranks 43rd and Tajikistan ranks 40th 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.