Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, Cook Islands or Samoa?

Cook Islands, at 0.1703 °C against 0.1454 °C in Samoa as of 2025.

What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between Cook Islands and Samoa?

0.0249 °C, with Cook Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Samoa?

86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.

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.

Cook Islands vs Samoa: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude

Cook Islands

0.1703 °C

in 2025

Samoa

0.1454 °C

in 2025

Cook Islands rank

173rd

Samoa rank

175th

Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time

Cook Islands
Samoa

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 0.1703 °C against 0.1454 °C in Samoa, a difference of 0.0249 °C.

That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 37 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Samoa ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 173rd and Samoa ranks 175th of 193 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cook Islands	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1940s	-0.4774 °C	-0.4094 °C	0.068 °C	Samoa
1950s	-0.4802 °C	-0.4244 °C	0.0559 °C	Samoa
1960s	-0.376 °C	-0.3172 °C	0.0589 °C	Samoa
1970s	-0.3093 °C	-0.3868 °C	0.0775 °C	Cook Islands
1980s	-0.4104 °C	-0.3016 °C	0.1088 °C	Samoa
1990s	-0.2097 °C	-0.1302 °C	0.0795 °C	Samoa
2000s	0.0291 °C	-0.031 °C	0.0602 °C	Cook Islands
2010s	0.1297 °C	0.1229 °C	0.0068 °C	Cook Islands
2020s	0.2652 °C	0.1848 °C	0.0803 °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 Samoa?: Cook Islands, at 0.1703 °C against 0.1454 °C in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between Cook Islands and Samoa?: 0.0249 °C, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Samoa?: 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
How do Cook Islands and Samoa rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?: Cook Islands ranks 173rd and Samoa ranks 175th 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

Indicator: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
Unit: °C
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 16,598 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.