American Samoa vs French Polynesia: Annual temperature anomalies
American Samoa
0.1717 °C
in 2025
French Polynesia
0.1841 °C
in 2025
American Samoa rank
172nd
French Polynesia rank
171st
Annual temperature anomalies over time
- American Samoa
- French Polynesia
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports 0.1841 °C against 0.1717 °C in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0124 °C.
That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.1 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was French Polynesia ahead.
American Samoa ranks 172nd and French Polynesia ranks 171st of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 3 and French Polynesia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4455 °C | -0.377 °C | 0.0685 °C | French Polynesia |
| 1950s | -0.46 °C | -0.4586 °C | 0.0014 °C | French Polynesia |
| 1960s | -0.3532 °C | -0.362 °C | 0.0088 °C | American Samoa |
| 1970s | -0.4641 °C | -0.4499 °C | 0.0142 °C | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | -0.3772 °C | -0.1475 °C | 0.2297 °C | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | -0.1392 °C | -0.0554 °C | 0.0838 °C | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | -0.0201 °C | 0.0183 °C | 0.0384 °C | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 0.122 °C | 0.0119 °C | 0.1101 °C | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.1644 °C | 0.0353 °C | 0.1291 °C | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual temperature anomalies, American Samoa or French Polynesia?
- French Polynesia, at 0.1841 °C against 0.1717 °C in American Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual temperature anomalies between American Samoa and French Polynesia?
- 0.0124 °C, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and French Polynesia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and French Polynesia rank globally for annual temperature anomalies?
- American Samoa ranks 172nd and French Polynesia ranks 171st 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 Annual 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 of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.