American Samoa vs Ghana: Summer temperature anomalies
American Samoa
-0.1017 °C
in 2026
Ghana
-0.0419 °C
in 2026
American Samoa rank
178th
Ghana rank
175th
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- American Samoa
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports -0.0419 °C against -0.1017 °C in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0598 °C.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 178th and Ghana ranks 175th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 7 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.2826 °C | -0.5123 °C | 0.2297 °C | American Samoa |
| 1950s | -0.3526 °C | -1.15 °C | 0.8015 °C | American Samoa |
| 1960s | -0.3425 °C | -0.8635 °C | 0.521 °C | American Samoa |
| 1970s | -0.3433 °C | -0.7927 °C | 0.4494 °C | American Samoa |
| 1980s | -0.3844 °C | -0.3849 °C | 0.0005 °C | American Samoa |
| 1990s | -0.1662 °C | -0.2903 °C | 0.1241 °C | American Samoa |
| 2000s | -0.0497 °C | -0.1094 °C | 0.0597 °C | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.1924 °C | 0.3447 °C | 0.1523 °C | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.1534 °C | 0.4172 °C | 0.2638 °C | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, American Samoa or Ghana?
- Ghana, at -0.0419 °C against -0.1017 °C in American Samoa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between American Samoa and Ghana?
- 0.0598 °C, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Ghana?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do American Samoa and Ghana rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- American Samoa ranks 178th and Ghana ranks 175th 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 Summer 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.