French Polynesia vs Seychelles: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
French Polynesia
0.1841 °C
in 2025
Seychelles
0.2043 °C
in 2025
French Polynesia rank
171st
Seychelles rank
170th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- French Polynesia
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 0.2043 °C against 0.1841 °C in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.0202 °C.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times French Polynesia's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was French Polynesia ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 171st and Seychelles ranks 170th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 6 and Seychelles in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.377 °C | -0.5272 °C | 0.1502 °C | French Polynesia |
| 1950s | -0.4586 °C | -0.5365 °C | 0.0779 °C | French Polynesia |
| 1960s | -0.362 °C | -0.3881 °C | 0.0261 °C | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | -0.4499 °C | -0.3913 °C | 0.0587 °C | Seychelles |
| 1980s | -0.1475 °C | -0.2396 °C | 0.0921 °C | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | -0.0554 °C | -0.1076 °C | 0.0522 °C | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 0.0183 °C | -0.069 °C | 0.0874 °C | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 0.0119 °C | 0.1206 °C | 0.1087 °C | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 0.0353 °C | 0.2939 °C | 0.2585 °C | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, French Polynesia or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 0.2043 °C against 0.1841 °C in French Polynesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between French Polynesia and Seychelles?
- 0.0202 °C, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Seychelles?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do French Polynesia and Seychelles rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- French Polynesia ranks 171st and Seychelles ranks 170th 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.