Cook Islands vs French Polynesia: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
Cook Islands
0.1703 °C
in 2025
French Polynesia
0.1841 °C
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
173rd
French Polynesia rank
171st
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- Cook Islands
- French Polynesia
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports 0.1841 °C against 0.1703 °C in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.0138 °C.
That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.1 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was French Polynesia ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 173rd and French Polynesia ranks 171st of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 4 and French Polynesia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4774 °C | -0.377 °C | 0.1004 °C | French Polynesia |
| 1950s | -0.4802 °C | -0.4586 °C | 0.0217 °C | French Polynesia |
| 1960s | -0.376 °C | -0.362 °C | 0.014 °C | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | -0.3093 °C | -0.4499 °C | 0.1406 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | -0.4104 °C | -0.1475 °C | 0.2629 °C | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | -0.2097 °C | -0.0554 °C | 0.1543 °C | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 0.0291 °C | 0.0183 °C | 0.0108 °C | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 0.1297 °C | 0.0119 °C | 0.1178 °C | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 0.2652 °C | 0.0353 °C | 0.2298 °C | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, Cook Islands or French Polynesia?
- French Polynesia, at 0.1841 °C against 0.1703 °C in Cook Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between Cook Islands and French Polynesia?
- 0.0138 °C, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and French Polynesia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Cook Islands and French Polynesia rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Cook Islands ranks 173rd and French Polynesia ranks 171st 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.