North Korea vs Russia: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
North Korea
1.17 °C
in 2025
Russia
1.18 °C
in 2025
North Korea rank
27th
Russia rank
26th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- North Korea
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 1.18 °C against 1.17 °C in North Korea, a difference of 0.01 °C.
The two have swapped places 46 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Russia ahead.
North Korea ranks 27th and Russia ranks 26th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 5 and Russia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.75 °C | -1.16 °C | 0.5908 °C | Russia |
| 1950s | -1.39 °C | -1.38 °C | 0.0023 °C | Russia |
| 1960s | -1.03 °C | -1.49 °C | 0.4646 °C | North Korea |
| 1970s | -0.9299 °C | -1.37 °C | 0.4355 °C | North Korea |
| 1980s | -0.86 °C | -0.9023 °C | 0.0422 °C | North Korea |
| 1990s | -0.1603 °C | -0.5658 °C | 0.4055 °C | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.001 °C | -0.0869 °C | 0.0879 °C | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.1182 °C | 0.4227 °C | 0.3045 °C | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.9964 °C | 1.11 °C | 0.1134 °C | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, North Korea or Russia?
- Russia, at 1.18 °C against 1.17 °C in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between North Korea and Russia?
- 0.01 °C, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Russia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Russia rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- North Korea ranks 27th and Russia ranks 26th 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.