Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
Costa Rica
0.327 °C
in 2025
Malaysia
0.3405 °C
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
162nd
Malaysia rank
160th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.3405 °C against 0.327 °C in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0135 °C.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 162nd and Malaysia ranks 160th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.8826 °C | -1.54 °C | 0.6533 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | -0.4603 °C | -1.08 °C | 0.6149 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | -0.5052 °C | -1.01 °C | 0.5036 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | -0.5134 °C | -0.8039 °C | 0.2905 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | -0.1848 °C | -0.4947 °C | 0.3098 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -0.206 °C | -0.2714 °C | 0.0654 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -0.0639 °C | -0.0649 °C | 0.001 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2313 °C | 0.2617 °C | 0.0303 °C | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.3299 °C | 0.4353 °C | 0.1054 °C | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.3405 °C against 0.327 °C in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 0.0135 °C, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Costa Rica ranks 162nd and Malaysia ranks 160th 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.