Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Annual temperature anomalies
Malaysia
0.3405
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.3556
in 2025
Malaysia rank
160th
Sri Lanka rank
158th
Annual temperature anomalies over time
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.3556 against 0.3405 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0151.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Malaysia ranks 160th and Sri Lanka ranks 158th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.54 | -1.11 | 0.4267 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | -1.08 | -0.6651 | 0.4101 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | -1.01 | -0.8159 | 0.1928 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | -0.8039 | -0.4184 | 0.3855 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -0.4947 | -0.1419 | 0.3528 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | -0.2714 | -0.1015 | 0.1699 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | -0.0649 | -0.052 | 0.0129 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.2617 | 0.1136 | 0.1481 | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.4353 | 0.2752 | 0.1601 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual temperature anomalies, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.3556 against 0.3405 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual temperature anomalies between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0151, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual temperature anomalies?
- Malaysia ranks 160th and Sri Lanka ranks 158th 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.