Iraq vs Japan: Annual temperature anomalies
Iraq
0.8616
in 2025
Japan
0.8643
in 2025
Iraq rank
63rd
Japan rank
62nd
Annual temperature anomalies over time
- Iraq
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.8643 against 0.8616 in Iraq, a difference of 0.0027.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 63rd and Japan ranks 62nd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.2 | -1.84 | 0.6406 | Iraq |
| 1950s | -1.66 | -1.07 | 0.5961 | Japan |
| 1960s | -1.39 | -0.9689 | 0.4251 | Japan |
| 1970s | -1.48 | -0.8309 | 0.6516 | Japan |
| 1980s | -1.23 | -0.911 | 0.3164 | Japan |
| 1990s | -0.5846 | -0.173 | 0.4117 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0239 | -0.0452 | 0.0691 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.4159 | 0.2038 | 0.2121 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.9936 | 0.9884 | 0.0052 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual temperature anomalies, Iraq or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.8643 against 0.8616 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual temperature anomalies between Iraq and Japan?
- 0.0027, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Japan?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Japan rank globally for annual temperature anomalies?
- Iraq ranks 63rd and Japan ranks 62nd 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.