Hong Kong vs Sao Tome and Principe: Annual temperature anomalies
Hong Kong
0.2065 °C
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.2432 °C
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
169th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
166th
Annual temperature anomalies over time
- Hong Kong
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.2432 °C against 0.2065 °C in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0367 °C.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 169th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 166th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.05 °C | -0.7043 °C | 0.3455 °C | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1950s | -0.7242 °C | -0.7946 °C | 0.0703 °C | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | -0.6439 °C | -0.4786 °C | 0.1653 °C | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | -0.6932 °C | -0.5909 °C | 0.1024 °C | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | -0.6534 °C | -0.2384 °C | 0.415 °C | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | -0.2213 °C | -0.0343 °C | 0.187 °C | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.0612 °C | -0.0345 °C | 0.0958 °C | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.0796 °C | 0.0135 °C | 0.0661 °C | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.4676 °C | 0.4156 °C | 0.052 °C | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual temperature anomalies, Hong Kong or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.2432 °C against 0.2065 °C in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual temperature anomalies between Hong Kong and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0367 °C, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for annual temperature anomalies?
- Hong Kong ranks 169th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 166th 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.