Afghanistan vs Turkey: Annual temperature anomalies
Afghanistan
1.27
in 2025
Turkey
1.25
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
19th
Turkey rank
21st
Annual temperature anomalies over time
- Afghanistan
- Turkey
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.27 against 1.25 in Turkey, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 46 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 21st of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.5632 | -1.76 | 1.19 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | -1.27 | -0.9444 | 0.3231 | Turkey |
| 1960s | -1.21 | -0.5958 | 0.6153 | Turkey |
| 1970s | -0.7609 | -0.8571 | 0.0962 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | -0.6452 | -0.9478 | 0.3025 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | -0.7483 | -0.6775 | 0.0708 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.2487 | -0.1071 | 0.3558 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.486 | 0.5937 | 0.1077 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.01 | 1.15 | 0.1411 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual temperature anomalies, Afghanistan or Turkey?
- Afghanistan, at 1.27 against 1.25 in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual temperature anomalies between Afghanistan and Turkey?
- 0.02, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Turkey?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Turkey rank globally for annual temperature anomalies?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 21st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.