China vs Pakistan: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
China
1.03 °C
in 2025
Pakistan
1.04 °C
in 2025
China rank
39th
Pakistan rank
38th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- China
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 1.04 °C against 1.03 °C in China, a difference of 0.01 °C.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Pakistan ahead.
China ranks 39th and Pakistan ranks 38th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.5902 °C | -0.2119 °C | 0.3783 °C | Pakistan |
| 1950s | -0.9057 °C | -0.7834 °C | 0.1222 °C | Pakistan |
| 1960s | -0.9853 °C | -0.7164 °C | 0.2689 °C | Pakistan |
| 1970s | -0.9528 °C | -0.6172 °C | 0.3356 °C | Pakistan |
| 1980s | -0.7847 °C | -0.4462 °C | 0.3385 °C | Pakistan |
| 1990s | -0.2968 °C | -0.4533 °C | 0.1565 °C | China |
| 2000s | 0.0578 °C | 0.228 °C | 0.1702 °C | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.1762 °C | 0.2284 °C | 0.0522 °C | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.7719 °C | 0.5862 °C | 0.1857 °C | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, China or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 1.04 °C against 1.03 °C in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between China and Pakistan?
- 0.01 °C, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Pakistan?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do China and Pakistan rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- China ranks 39th and Pakistan ranks 38th 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.