Malawi vs Nigeria: Decadal temperature anomalies

Malawi
0.2358 °C
in 2010
Nigeria
0.232 °C
in 2010
Malawi rank
116th
Nigeria rank
118th

Decadal temperature anomalies over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
-1-0.50194019752010

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.2358 °C against 0.232 °C in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0038 °C.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 116th and Nigeria ranks 118th of 193 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1940s -0.5326 °C -0.9341 °C 0.4016 °C Malawi
1950s -0.6908 °C -1.09 °C 0.4024 °C Malawi
1960s -0.6994 °C -0.578 °C 0.1214 °C Nigeria
1970s -0.6354 °C -0.6231 °C 0.0123 °C Nigeria
1980s -0.4258 °C -0.3476 °C 0.0782 °C Nigeria
1990s -0.0497 °C -0.273 °C 0.2233 °C Malawi
2000s -0.2236 °C 0.0175 °C 0.2412 °C Nigeria
2010s 0.2358 °C 0.232 °C 0.0039 °C Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher decadal temperature anomalies, Malawi or Nigeria?
Malawi, at 0.2358 °C against 0.232 °C in Nigeria as of 2010.
What is the difference in decadal temperature anomalies between Malawi and Nigeria?
0.0038 °C, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
8 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2010.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for decadal temperature anomalies?
Malawi ranks 116th and Nigeria ranks 118th 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

Difference of a specific decade's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.