Laos vs Vietnam: Annual temperature anomalies
Laos
0.1012 °C
in 2025
Vietnam
0.0807 °C
in 2025
Laos rank
182nd
Vietnam rank
183rd
Annual temperature anomalies over time
- Laos
- Vietnam
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.1012 °C against 0.0807 °C in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0205 °C.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.3 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Vietnam ahead.
Laos ranks 182nd and Vietnam ranks 183rd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.19 °C | -1.25 °C | 0.0585 °C | Laos |
| 1950s | -0.8041 °C | -0.721 °C | 0.083 °C | Vietnam |
| 1960s | -0.7848 °C | -0.7638 °C | 0.021 °C | Vietnam |
| 1970s | -0.7958 °C | -0.696 °C | 0.0998 °C | Vietnam |
| 1980s | -0.4299 °C | -0.4574 °C | 0.0275 °C | Laos |
| 1990s | -0.2935 °C | -0.2474 °C | 0.0461 °C | Vietnam |
| 2000s | -0.1365 °C | -0.1072 °C | 0.0292 °C | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 0.3303 °C | 0.2861 °C | 0.0442 °C | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.5658 °C | 0.4108 °C | 0.1551 °C | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual temperature anomalies, Laos or Vietnam?
- Laos, at 0.1012 °C against 0.0807 °C in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual temperature anomalies between Laos and Vietnam?
- 0.0205 °C, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Vietnam?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Vietnam rank globally for annual temperature anomalies?
- Laos ranks 182nd and Vietnam ranks 183rd 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.