Russia vs Switzerland: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
Russia
1.18 °C
in 2025
Switzerland
1.2 °C
in 2025
Russia rank
26th
Switzerland rank
23rd
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- Russia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.2 °C against 1.18 °C in Russia, a difference of 0.02 °C.
The two have swapped places 45 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 26th and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.16 °C | -1.73 °C | 0.5741 °C | Russia |
| 1950s | -1.38 °C | -1.29 °C | 0.0893 °C | Switzerland |
| 1960s | -1.49 °C | -1.41 °C | 0.0805 °C | Switzerland |
| 1970s | -1.37 °C | -1.35 °C | 0.0121 °C | Switzerland |
| 1980s | -0.9023 °C | -1.1 °C | 0.1933 °C | Russia |
| 1990s | -0.5658 °C | -0.5024 °C | 0.0634 °C | Switzerland |
| 2000s | -0.0869 °C | -0.0283 °C | 0.0586 °C | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.4227 °C | 0.3848 °C | 0.0379 °C | Russia |
| 2020s | 1.11 °C | 1.11 °C | 0.0048 °C | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, Russia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.2 °C against 1.18 °C in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between Russia and Switzerland?
- 0.02 °C, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Switzerland?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Switzerland rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Russia ranks 26th and Switzerland ranks 23rd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.