North Korea vs South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Spring temperature anomalies
North Korea
2.29 °C
in 2026
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
2.34 °C
in 2026
North Korea rank
18th
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank
17th
Spring temperature anomalies over time
- North Korea
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
How they compare
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands currently reports 2.34 °C against 2.29 °C in North Korea, a difference of 0.05 °C.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ahead.
North Korea ranks 18th and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 17th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.37 °C | -0.8068 °C | 1.57 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1950s | -2.63 °C | -0.4819 °C | 2.14 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1960s | -1.25 °C | -0.6274 °C | 0.6212 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1970s | -1.82 °C | -0.3283 °C | 1.49 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1980s | -1.21 °C | -0.07 °C | 1.14 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1990s | -0.1535 °C | -0.0678 °C | 0.0857 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 2000s | -0.1488 °C | 0.1694 °C | 0.3183 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 2010s | 0.379 °C | -0.035 °C | 0.4141 °C | North Korea |
| 2020s | 2.05 °C | 0.6643 °C | 1.38 °C | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spring temperature anomalies, North Korea or South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, at 2.34 °C against 2.29 °C in North Korea as of 2026.
- What is the difference in spring temperature anomalies between North Korea and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 0.05 °C, with South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do North Korea and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank globally for spring temperature anomalies?
- North Korea ranks 18th and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 17th 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 Spring 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 in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.