North Korea vs Latvia: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
North Korea
1.17 °C
in 2025
Latvia
1.19 °C
in 2025
North Korea rank
27th
Latvia rank
24th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- North Korea
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.19 °C against 1.17 °C in North Korea, a difference of 0.02 °C.
The two have swapped places 43 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 27th and Latvia ranks 24th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 5 and Latvia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.75 °C | -1.63 °C | 0.1218 °C | Latvia |
| 1950s | -1.39 °C | -1.39 °C | 0.0076 °C | North Korea |
| 1960s | -1.03 °C | -1.48 °C | 0.4596 °C | North Korea |
| 1970s | -0.9299 °C | -1.12 °C | 0.1863 °C | North Korea |
| 1980s | -0.86 °C | -1.01 °C | 0.1473 °C | North Korea |
| 1990s | -0.1603 °C | -0.3941 °C | 0.2337 °C | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.001 °C | 0.0535 °C | 0.0525 °C | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.1182 °C | 0.2181 °C | 0.0999 °C | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.9964 °C | 1.1 °C | 0.1039 °C | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, North Korea or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.19 °C against 1.17 °C in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between North Korea and Latvia?
- 0.02 °C, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Latvia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Latvia rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- North Korea ranks 27th and Latvia ranks 24th 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.