North Korea vs Sri Lanka: Decadal temperature anomalies
North Korea
0.1182 °C
in 2010
Sri Lanka
0.1136 °C
in 2010
North Korea rank
171st
Sri Lanka rank
174th
Decadal temperature anomalies over time
- North Korea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.1182 °C against 0.1136 °C in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0046 °C.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
North Korea ranks 171st and Sri Lanka ranks 174th of 193 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.75 °C | -1.11 °C | 0.6421 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | -1.39 °C | -0.6651 °C | 0.7205 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | -1.03 °C | -0.8159 °C | 0.2093 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | -0.9299 °C | -0.4184 °C | 0.5115 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -0.86 °C | -0.1419 °C | 0.7181 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | -0.1603 °C | -0.1015 °C | 0.0589 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.001 °C | -0.052 °C | 0.053 °C | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.1182 °C | 0.1136 °C | 0.0046 °C | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher decadal temperature anomalies, North Korea or Sri Lanka?
- North Korea, at 0.1182 °C against 0.1136 °C in Sri Lanka as of 2010.
- What is the difference in decadal temperature anomalies between North Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0046 °C, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2010.
- How do North Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for decadal temperature anomalies?
- North Korea ranks 171st and Sri Lanka ranks 174th 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
Difference of a specific decade's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.