Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
Malaysia
0.3405 °C
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.3556 °C
in 2025
Malaysia rank
160th
Sri Lanka rank
158th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.3556 °C against 0.3405 °C in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0151 °C.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Malaysia ranks 160th and Sri Lanka ranks 158th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.54 °C | -1.11 °C | 0.4267 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | -1.08 °C | -0.6651 °C | 0.4101 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | -1.01 °C | -0.8159 °C | 0.1928 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | -0.8039 °C | -0.4184 °C | 0.3855 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -0.4947 °C | -0.1419 °C | 0.3528 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | -0.2714 °C | -0.1015 °C | 0.1699 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | -0.0649 °C | -0.052 °C | 0.0129 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.2617 °C | 0.1136 °C | 0.1481 °C | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.4353 °C | 0.2752 °C | 0.1601 °C | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.3556 °C against 0.3405 °C in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0151 °C, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Malaysia ranks 160th and Sri Lanka ranks 158th 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.