New Zealand vs Portugal: Annual temperature anomalies
New Zealand
0.826
in 2025
Portugal
0.8306
in 2025
New Zealand rank
71st
Portugal rank
69th
Annual temperature anomalies over time
- New Zealand
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.8306 against 0.826 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0046.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Portugal ahead.
New Zealand ranks 71st and Portugal ranks 69th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.46 | -0.3526 | 1.11 | Portugal |
| 1950s | -0.7312 | -0.7119 | 0.0193 | Portugal |
| 1960s | -0.7529 | -0.6019 | 0.151 | Portugal |
| 1970s | -0.1496 | -1.25 | 1.1 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | -0.056 | -0.3798 | 0.3238 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | -0.2721 | -0.0965 | 0.1756 | Portugal |
| 2000s | -0.1135 | -0.0699 | 0.0436 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3561 | 0.1162 | 0.2399 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.7744 | 0.7378 | 0.0366 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual temperature anomalies, New Zealand or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.8306 against 0.826 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual temperature anomalies between New Zealand and Portugal?
- 0.0046, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for annual temperature anomalies?
- New Zealand ranks 71st and Portugal ranks 69th 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.