Laos vs Vietnam: Summer temperature anomalies
Laos
0.8819 °C
in 2026
Vietnam
0.9259 °C
in 2026
Laos rank
78th
Vietnam rank
75th
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- Laos
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.9259 °C against 0.8819 °C in Laos, a difference of 0.044 °C.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Vietnam ahead.
Laos ranks 78th and Vietnam ranks 75th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.67 °C | -1.27 °C | 0.3965 °C | Vietnam |
| 1950s | -0.98 °C | -0.8726 °C | 0.1075 °C | Vietnam |
| 1960s | -1.06 °C | -0.8995 °C | 0.1634 °C | Vietnam |
| 1970s | -0.7113 °C | -0.6611 °C | 0.0502 °C | Vietnam |
| 1980s | -0.5239 °C | -0.5222 °C | 0.0017 °C | Vietnam |
| 1990s | -0.3923 °C | -0.3231 °C | 0.0692 °C | Vietnam |
| 2000s | -0.2136 °C | -0.1882 °C | 0.0254 °C | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 0.4471 °C | 0.3589 °C | 0.0882 °C | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.6216 °C | 0.5977 °C | 0.0239 °C | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, Laos or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.9259 °C against 0.8819 °C in Laos as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between Laos and Vietnam?
- 0.044 °C, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Vietnam?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Laos and Vietnam rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- Laos ranks 78th and Vietnam ranks 75th 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.