Afghanistan vs Syria: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
Afghanistan
1.27 °C
in 2025
Syria
1.28 °C
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
19th
Syria rank
18th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- Afghanistan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1.28 °C against 1.27 °C in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.01 °C.
The two have swapped places 44 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Syria ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Syria ranks 18th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.5632 °C | -1.07 °C | 0.5116 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | -1.27 °C | -0.8512 °C | 0.4162 °C | Syria |
| 1960s | -1.21 °C | -0.8254 °C | 0.3857 °C | Syria |
| 1970s | -0.7609 °C | -1.2 °C | 0.4396 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | -0.6452 °C | -1.21 °C | 0.5625 °C | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | -0.7483 °C | -0.7044 °C | 0.0439 °C | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.2487 °C | -0.177 °C | 0.4257 °C | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.486 °C | 0.6947 °C | 0.2087 °C | Syria |
| 2020s | 1.01 °C | 1.21 °C | 0.2037 °C | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, Afghanistan or Syria?
- Syria, at 1.28 °C against 1.27 °C in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between Afghanistan and Syria?
- 0.01 °C, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syria?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Syria rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th and Syria ranks 18th 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 Temperature anomalies vs. latitude. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.