Jamaica vs South Korea: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
Jamaica
0.9904 °C
in 2025
South Korea
0.9878 °C
in 2025
Jamaica rank
45th
South Korea rank
46th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- Jamaica
- South Korea
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.9904 °C against 0.9878 °C in South Korea, a difference of 0.0026 °C.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 45th and South Korea ranks 46th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.9144 °C | -1.66 °C | 0.7487 °C | Jamaica |
| 1950s | -1.08 °C | -0.9554 °C | 0.1292 °C | South Korea |
| 1960s | -0.8951 °C | -0.8487 °C | 0.0464 °C | South Korea |
| 1970s | -0.8403 °C | -0.7653 °C | 0.0749 °C | South Korea |
| 1980s | -0.3547 °C | -0.9145 °C | 0.5598 °C | Jamaica |
| 1990s | -0.2802 °C | -0.1972 °C | 0.083 °C | South Korea |
| 2000s | -0.1083 °C | 0.0147 °C | 0.123 °C | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2918 °C | 0.1649 °C | 0.1269 °C | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.8332 °C | 0.9058 °C | 0.0725 °C | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, Jamaica or South Korea?
- Jamaica, at 0.9904 °C against 0.9878 °C in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between Jamaica and South Korea?
- 0.0026 °C, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South Korea?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and South Korea rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Jamaica ranks 45th and South Korea ranks 46th 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.