North Korea vs Laos: Winter temperature anomalies
North Korea
0.9637 °C
in 2025
Laos
0.95 °C
in 2025
North Korea rank
78th
Laos rank
81st
Winter temperature anomalies over time
- North Korea
- Laos
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.9637 °C against 0.95 °C in Laos, a difference of 0.0137 °C.
The two have swapped places 43 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Laos ahead.
North Korea ranks 78th and Laos ranks 81st of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.67 °C | -0.4097 °C | 2.27 °C | Laos |
| 1950s | -0.8058 °C | -1.11 °C | 0.307 °C | North Korea |
| 1960s | -1.54 °C | -0.6215 °C | 0.9176 °C | Laos |
| 1970s | -0.4451 °C | -0.7992 °C | 0.3541 °C | North Korea |
| 1980s | -0.5658 °C | -1.2 °C | 0.634 °C | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.6713 °C | -0.4189 °C | 1.09 °C | North Korea |
| 2000s | -0.0512 °C | 0.1142 °C | 0.1654 °C | Laos |
| 2010s | -0.5051 °C | 0.2784 °C | 0.7834 °C | Laos |
| 2020s | -0.0862 °C | 0.4637 °C | 0.5499 °C | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher winter temperature anomalies, North Korea or Laos?
- North Korea, at 0.9637 °C against 0.95 °C in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in winter temperature anomalies between North Korea and Laos?
- 0.0137 °C, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Laos?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Laos rank globally for winter temperature anomalies?
- North Korea ranks 78th and Laos ranks 81st 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 Winter temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.