Afghanistan vs Syria: Temperature anomaly vs latitude

Afghanistan
1.27
in 2025
Syria
1.28
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
19th
Syria rank
18th

Temperature anomaly vs latitude over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 1.28 against 1.27 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.01.

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 -1.07 0.5116 Afghanistan
1950s -1.27 -0.8512 0.4162 Syria
1960s -1.21 -0.8254 0.3857 Syria
1970s -0.7609 -1.2 0.4396 Afghanistan
1980s -0.6452 -1.21 0.5625 Afghanistan
1990s -0.7483 -0.7044 0.0439 Syria
2000s 0.2487 -0.177 0.4257 Afghanistan
2010s 0.486 0.6947 0.2087 Syria
2020s 1.01 1.21 0.2037 Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher temperature anomaly vs latitude, Afghanistan or Syria?
Syria, at 1.28 against 1.27 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in temperature anomaly vs latitude between Afghanistan and Syria?
0.01, 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 anomaly vs latitude?
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Syria ranks 18th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Temperature anomaly vs latitude. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Temperature anomaly vs latitude
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 16,598 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed