American Samoa vs Hong Kong: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
American Samoa
0.1717 °C
in 2025
Hong Kong
0.2065 °C
in 2025
American Samoa rank
172nd
Hong Kong rank
169th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- American Samoa
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.2065 °C against 0.1717 °C in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0348 °C.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 172nd and Hong Kong ranks 169th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 7 and Hong Kong in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4455 °C | -1.05 °C | 0.6043 °C | American Samoa |
| 1950s | -0.46 °C | -0.7242 °C | 0.2643 °C | American Samoa |
| 1960s | -0.3532 °C | -0.6439 °C | 0.2907 °C | American Samoa |
| 1970s | -0.4641 °C | -0.6932 °C | 0.2291 °C | American Samoa |
| 1980s | -0.3772 °C | -0.6534 °C | 0.2763 °C | American Samoa |
| 1990s | -0.1392 °C | -0.2213 °C | 0.0821 °C | American Samoa |
| 2000s | -0.0201 °C | 0.0612 °C | 0.0813 °C | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.122 °C | 0.0796 °C | 0.0423 °C | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.1644 °C | 0.4676 °C | 0.3032 °C | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, American Samoa or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 0.2065 °C against 0.1717 °C in American Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between American Samoa and Hong Kong?
- 0.0348 °C, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Hong Kong?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and Hong Kong rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- American Samoa ranks 172nd and Hong Kong ranks 169th 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.