North Korea vs Latvia: Annual temperature anomalies

North Korea
1.17
in 2025
Latvia
1.19
in 2025
North Korea rank
27th
Latvia rank
24th

Annual temperature anomalies over time

  • North Korea
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 1.19 against 1.17 in North Korea, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 43 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 27th and Latvia ranks 24th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Latvia Difference Ahead
1940s -1.75 -1.63 0.1218 Latvia
1950s -1.39 -1.39 0.0076 North Korea
1960s -1.03 -1.48 0.4596 North Korea
1970s -0.9299 -1.12 0.1863 North Korea
1980s -0.86 -1.01 0.1473 North Korea
1990s -0.1603 -0.3941 0.2337 North Korea
2000s 0.001 0.0535 0.0525 Latvia
2010s 0.1182 0.2181 0.0999 Latvia
2020s 0.9964 1.1 0.1039 Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual temperature anomalies, North Korea or Latvia?
Latvia, at 1.19 against 1.17 in North Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual temperature anomalies between North Korea and Latvia?
0.02, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Latvia?
86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Latvia rank globally for annual temperature anomalies?
North Korea ranks 27th and Latvia ranks 24th 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