Switzerland vs Turkey: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
Switzerland
1.2 °C
in 2025
Turkey
1.25 °C
in 2025
Switzerland rank
23rd
Turkey rank
21st
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- Switzerland
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.25 °C against 1.2 °C in Switzerland, a difference of 0.05 °C.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Turkey ahead.
Switzerland ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 21st of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.73 °C | -1.76 °C | 0.022 °C | Switzerland |
| 1950s | -1.29 °C | -0.9444 °C | 0.3496 °C | Turkey |
| 1960s | -1.41 °C | -0.5958 °C | 0.8135 °C | Turkey |
| 1970s | -1.35 °C | -0.8571 °C | 0.4962 °C | Turkey |
| 1980s | -1.1 °C | -0.9478 °C | 0.1478 °C | Turkey |
| 1990s | -0.5024 °C | -0.6775 °C | 0.1751 °C | Switzerland |
| 2000s | -0.0283 °C | -0.1071 °C | 0.0789 °C | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.3848 °C | 0.5937 °C | 0.2089 °C | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.11 °C | 1.15 °C | 0.0347 °C | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, Switzerland or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.25 °C against 1.2 °C in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between Switzerland and Turkey?
- 0.05 °C, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Turkey?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Turkey rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Switzerland ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 21st 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.