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
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.