Mauritania vs South Sudan: Winter temperature anomalies
Mauritania
-1.5 °C
in 2025
South Sudan
-0.8369 °C
in 2025
Mauritania rank
191st
South Sudan rank
188th
Winter temperature anomalies over time
- Mauritania
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports -0.8369 °C against -1.5 °C in Mauritania, a difference of 0.6631 °C.
The two have swapped places 44 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Sudan ahead.
Mauritania ranks 191st and South Sudan ranks 188th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and South Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.27 °C | -1.92 °C | 0.346 °C | South Sudan |
| 1950s | -2.27 °C | -2.38 °C | 0.104 °C | Mauritania |
| 1960s | -1.82 °C | -2.3 °C | 0.4794 °C | Mauritania |
| 1970s | -1.06 °C | -1.88 °C | 0.8197 °C | Mauritania |
| 1980s | -0.9984 °C | -1.08 °C | 0.0783 °C | Mauritania |
| 1990s | -0.4985 °C | -0.6683 °C | 0.1698 °C | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.3903 °C | 0.0235 °C | 0.3668 °C | Mauritania |
| 2010s | -0.0484 °C | 0.5799 °C | 0.6283 °C | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.8921 °C | 0.9364 °C | 0.0443 °C | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher winter temperature anomalies, Mauritania or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at -0.8369 °C against -1.5 °C in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in winter temperature anomalies between Mauritania and South Sudan?
- 0.6631 °C, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and South Sudan?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and South Sudan rank globally for winter temperature anomalies?
- Mauritania ranks 191st and South Sudan ranks 188th 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.