South Africa vs South Sudan: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
South Africa
0.4358 °C
in 2025
South Sudan
0.4435 °C
in 2025
South Africa rank
144th
South Sudan rank
142nd
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- South Africa
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.4435 °C against 0.4358 °C in South Africa, a difference of 0.0077 °C.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 144th and South Sudan ranks 142nd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 6 and South Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.7774 °C | -1.45 °C | 0.6706 °C | South Africa |
| 1950s | -0.7192 °C | -1.9 °C | 1.18 °C | South Africa |
| 1960s | -0.6968 °C | -1.17 °C | 0.4683 °C | South Africa |
| 1970s | -0.7904 °C | -1.35 °C | 0.559 °C | South Africa |
| 1980s | -0.3166 °C | -0.884 °C | 0.5674 °C | South Africa |
| 1990s | -0.275 °C | -0.5284 °C | 0.2533 °C | South Africa |
| 2000s | -0.1308 °C | 0.0243 °C | 0.1552 °C | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.3407 °C | 0.468 °C | 0.1273 °C | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.3651 °C | 0.8731 °C | 0.5081 °C | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, South Africa or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.4435 °C against 0.4358 °C in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between South Africa and South Sudan?
- 0.0077 °C, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and South Sudan?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and South Sudan rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- South Africa ranks 144th and South Sudan ranks 142nd 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.