South Korea vs Nepal: Annual temperature anomalies
South Korea
0.9878 °C
in 2025
Nepal
0.9604 °C
in 2025
South Korea rank
46th
Nepal rank
49th
Annual temperature anomalies over time
- South Korea
- Nepal
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.9878 °C against 0.9604 °C in Nepal, a difference of 0.0274 °C.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Nepal ahead.
South Korea ranks 46th and Nepal ranks 49th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.66 °C | -1.23 °C | 0.4335 °C | Nepal |
| 1950s | -0.9554 °C | -1.08 °C | 0.1293 °C | South Korea |
| 1960s | -0.8487 °C | -0.7872 °C | 0.0615 °C | Nepal |
| 1970s | -0.7653 °C | -0.4357 °C | 0.3297 °C | Nepal |
| 1980s | -0.9145 °C | -0.4392 °C | 0.4753 °C | Nepal |
| 1990s | -0.1972 °C | -0.1927 °C | 0.0044 °C | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.0147 °C | 0.0281 °C | 0.0134 °C | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.1649 °C | 0.1577 °C | 0.0072 °C | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.9058 °C | 0.509 °C | 0.3968 °C | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual temperature anomalies, South Korea or Nepal?
- South Korea, at 0.9878 °C against 0.9604 °C in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual temperature anomalies between South Korea and Nepal?
- 0.0274 °C, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Nepal?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Nepal rank globally for annual temperature anomalies?
- South Korea ranks 46th and Nepal ranks 49th 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.