Canada vs North Korea: Annual temperature anomalies

Canada
1.15
in 2025
North Korea
1.17
in 2025
Canada rank
28th
North Korea rank
27th

Annual temperature anomalies over time

  • Canada
  • North Korea
-4-202194019822025

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 1.17 against 1.15 in Canada, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 31 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 28th and North Korea ranks 27th of 193 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and North Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada North Korea Difference Ahead
1940s -0.801 -1.75 0.9504 Canada
1950s -1.19 -1.39 0.1979 Canada
1960s -1.19 -1.03 0.1604 North Korea
1970s -1.29 -0.9299 0.3601 North Korea
1980s -0.6715 -0.86 0.1885 Canada
1990s -0.4773 -0.1603 0.317 North Korea
2000s -0.0334 0.001 0.0344 North Korea
2010s 0.3693 0.1182 0.2512 Canada
2020s 1.04 0.9964 0.0401 Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual temperature anomalies, Canada or North Korea?
North Korea, at 1.17 against 1.15 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual temperature anomalies between Canada and North Korea?
0.02, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and North Korea?
86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
How do Canada and North Korea rank globally for annual temperature anomalies?
Canada ranks 28th and North Korea ranks 27th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual temperature anomalies
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 16,598 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed