Samoa vs Vanuatu: Summer temperature anomalies
Samoa
-0.2407 °C
in 2026
Vanuatu
-0.1753 °C
in 2026
Samoa rank
182nd
Vanuatu rank
181st
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports -0.1753 °C against -0.2407 °C in Samoa, a difference of 0.0654 °C.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 182nd and Vanuatu ranks 181st of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.2809 °C | -0.4289 °C | 0.1479 °C | Samoa |
| 1950s | -0.3321 °C | -0.0898 °C | 0.2423 °C | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | -0.2803 °C | -0.2318 °C | 0.0485 °C | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | -0.2433 °C | -0.1233 °C | 0.12 °C | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | -0.2749 °C | -0.2646 °C | 0.0103 °C | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | -0.1674 °C | -0.371 °C | 0.2036 °C | Samoa |
| 2000s | -0.0615 °C | 0.0789 °C | 0.1404 °C | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.1977 °C | 0.2628 °C | 0.0651 °C | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.1793 °C | 0.4243 °C | 0.2449 °C | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, Samoa or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at -0.1753 °C against -0.2407 °C in Samoa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 0.0654 °C, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- Samoa ranks 182nd and Vanuatu ranks 181st 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.