Canada vs North Korea: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
Canada
1.15 °C
in 2025
North Korea
1.17 °C
in 2025
Canada rank
28th
North Korea rank
27th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- Canada
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1.17 °C against 1.15 °C in Canada, a difference of 0.02 °C.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 28th and North Korea ranks 27th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.801 °C | -1.75 °C | 0.9504 °C | Canada |
| 1950s | -1.19 °C | -1.39 °C | 0.1979 °C | Canada |
| 1960s | -1.19 °C | -1.03 °C | 0.1604 °C | North Korea |
| 1970s | -1.29 °C | -0.9299 °C | 0.3601 °C | North Korea |
| 1980s | -0.6715 °C | -0.86 °C | 0.1885 °C | Canada |
| 1990s | -0.4773 °C | -0.1603 °C | 0.317 °C | North Korea |
| 2000s | -0.0334 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0344 °C | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.3693 °C | 0.1182 °C | 0.2512 °C | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.04 °C | 0.9964 °C | 0.0401 °C | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, Canada or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 1.17 °C against 1.15 °C in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between Canada and North Korea?
- 0.02 °C, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and North Korea?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Canada and North Korea rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Canada ranks 28th and North Korea ranks 27th 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.