Cook Islands vs French Polynesia: Annual temperature anomalies
Cook Islands
0.1703
in 2025
French Polynesia
0.1841
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
173rd
French Polynesia rank
171st
Annual temperature anomalies over time
- Cook Islands
- French Polynesia
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports 0.1841 against 0.1703 in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.0138.
That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.1 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was French Polynesia ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 173rd and French Polynesia ranks 171st of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 4 and French Polynesia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4774 | -0.377 | 0.1004 | French Polynesia |
| 1950s | -0.4802 | -0.4586 | 0.0217 | French Polynesia |
| 1960s | -0.376 | -0.362 | 0.014 | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | -0.3093 | -0.4499 | 0.1406 | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | -0.4104 | -0.1475 | 0.2629 | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | -0.2097 | -0.0554 | 0.1543 | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 0.0291 | 0.0183 | 0.0108 | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 0.1297 | 0.0119 | 0.1178 | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 0.2652 | 0.0353 | 0.2298 | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual temperature anomalies, Cook Islands or French Polynesia?
- French Polynesia, at 0.1841 against 0.1703 in Cook Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual temperature anomalies between Cook Islands and French Polynesia?
- 0.0138, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and French Polynesia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Cook Islands and French Polynesia rank globally for annual temperature anomalies?
- Cook Islands ranks 173rd and French Polynesia ranks 171st 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.