American Samoa vs Cook Islands: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
American Samoa
0.1717 °C
in 2025
Cook Islands
0.1703 °C
in 2025
American Samoa rank
172nd
Cook Islands rank
173rd
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- American Samoa
- Cook Islands
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 0.1717 °C against 0.1703 °C in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.0014 °C.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 172nd and Cook Islands ranks 173rd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Cook Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4455 °C | -0.4774 °C | 0.0319 °C | American Samoa |
| 1950s | -0.46 °C | -0.4802 °C | 0.0203 °C | American Samoa |
| 1960s | -0.3532 °C | -0.376 °C | 0.0229 °C | American Samoa |
| 1970s | -0.4641 °C | -0.3093 °C | 0.1548 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | -0.3772 °C | -0.4104 °C | 0.0332 °C | American Samoa |
| 1990s | -0.1392 °C | -0.2097 °C | 0.0705 °C | American Samoa |
| 2000s | -0.0201 °C | 0.0291 °C | 0.0492 °C | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 0.122 °C | 0.1297 °C | 0.0077 °C | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 0.1644 °C | 0.2652 °C | 0.1008 °C | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, American Samoa or Cook Islands?
- American Samoa, at 0.1717 °C against 0.1703 °C in Cook Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between American Samoa and Cook Islands?
- 0.0014 °C, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Cook Islands?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and Cook Islands rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- American Samoa ranks 172nd and Cook Islands ranks 173rd 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.