American Samoa vs Seychelles: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
American Samoa
0.1717 °C
in 2025
Seychelles
0.2043 °C
in 2025
American Samoa rank
172nd
Seychelles rank
170th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- American Samoa
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 0.2043 °C against 0.1717 °C in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0326 °C.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.2 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 172nd and Seychelles ranks 170th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Seychelles in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4455 °C | -0.5272 °C | 0.0817 °C | American Samoa |
| 1950s | -0.46 °C | -0.5365 °C | 0.0765 °C | American Samoa |
| 1960s | -0.3532 °C | -0.3881 °C | 0.0349 °C | American Samoa |
| 1970s | -0.4641 °C | -0.3913 °C | 0.0728 °C | Seychelles |
| 1980s | -0.3772 °C | -0.2396 °C | 0.1375 °C | Seychelles |
| 1990s | -0.1392 °C | -0.1076 °C | 0.0316 °C | Seychelles |
| 2000s | -0.0201 °C | -0.069 °C | 0.0489 °C | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.122 °C | 0.1206 °C | 0.0014 °C | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.1644 °C | 0.2939 °C | 0.1294 °C | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, American Samoa or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 0.2043 °C against 0.1717 °C in American Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between American Samoa and Seychelles?
- 0.0326 °C, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Seychelles?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and Seychelles rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- American Samoa ranks 172nd and Seychelles ranks 170th 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
The difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.