Nigeria vs South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Decadal temperature anomalies
Nigeria
0.232 °C
in 2010
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
0.2286 °C
in 2010
Nigeria rank
118th
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank
120th
Decadal temperature anomalies over time
- Nigeria
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.232 °C against 0.2286 °C in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, a difference of 0.0034 °C.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ahead.
Nigeria ranks 118th and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 120th of 193 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.9341 °C | -0.8418 °C | 0.0923 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1950s | -1.09 °C | -0.635 °C | 0.4583 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1960s | -0.578 °C | -0.7198 °C | 0.1418 °C | Nigeria |
| 1970s | -0.6231 °C | -0.3655 °C | 0.2576 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1980s | -0.3476 °C | -0.1234 °C | 0.2241 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1990s | -0.273 °C | -0.0796 °C | 0.1934 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 2000s | 0.0175 °C | -0.1236 °C | 0.1412 °C | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.232 °C | 0.2286 °C | 0.0033 °C | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher decadal temperature anomalies, Nigeria or South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- Nigeria, at 0.232 °C against 0.2286 °C in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands as of 2010.
- What is the difference in decadal temperature anomalies between Nigeria and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 0.0034 °C, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2010.
- How do Nigeria and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank globally for decadal temperature anomalies?
- Nigeria ranks 118th and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 120th 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.