Greenland vs Norway: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
Greenland
1.71 °C
in 2025
Norway
1.63 °C
in 2025
Greenland rank
5th
Norway rank
6th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- Greenland
- Norway
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 1.71 °C against 1.63 °C in Norway, a difference of 0.08 °C.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 5th and Norway ranks 6th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 7 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.31 °C | -2.56 °C | 1.24 °C | Greenland |
| 1950s | -1.03 °C | -1.96 °C | 0.9289 °C | Greenland |
| 1960s | -0.7882 °C | -2.72 °C | 1.93 °C | Greenland |
| 1970s | -0.9209 °C | -1.44 °C | 0.5165 °C | Greenland |
| 1980s | -0.9432 °C | -1.37 °C | 0.426 °C | Greenland |
| 1990s | -0.7189 °C | -0.6011 °C | 0.1178 °C | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.1566 °C | 0.2026 °C | 0.046 °C | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.4699 °C | 0.3489 °C | 0.121 °C | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.8835 °C | 0.8345 °C | 0.049 °C | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, Greenland or Norway?
- Greenland, at 1.71 °C against 1.63 °C in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between Greenland and Norway?
- 0.08 °C, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Norway?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Norway rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Greenland ranks 5th and Norway ranks 6th 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.