North Korea vs Syria: Summer temperature anomalies
North Korea
0.3103 °C
in 2026
Syria
0.329 °C
in 2026
North Korea rank
144th
Syria rank
141st
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- North Korea
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.329 °C against 0.3103 °C in North Korea, a difference of 0.0187 °C.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Syria ahead.
North Korea ranks 144th and Syria ranks 141st of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.41 °C | -1.16 °C | 0.2546 °C | Syria |
| 1950s | -1.52 °C | -1.19 °C | 0.3308 °C | Syria |
| 1960s | -1.1 °C | -0.8898 °C | 0.2117 °C | Syria |
| 1970s | -1.06 °C | -1.61 °C | 0.5545 °C | North Korea |
| 1980s | -0.6091 °C | -1.29 °C | 0.6773 °C | North Korea |
| 1990s | -0.5616 °C | -0.6056 °C | 0.044 °C | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1244 °C | 0.1033 °C | 0.0211 °C | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2386 °C | 0.4307 °C | 0.1921 °C | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.7251 °C | 0.8187 °C | 0.0936 °C | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, North Korea or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.329 °C against 0.3103 °C in North Korea as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between North Korea and Syria?
- 0.0187 °C, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Syria?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do North Korea and Syria rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- North Korea ranks 144th and Syria ranks 141st 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.