Japan vs North Korea: Autumn temperature anomalies
Japan
1.9
in 2025
North Korea
2
in 2025
Japan rank
14th
North Korea rank
13th
Autumn temperature anomalies over time
- Japan
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 2 against 1.9 in Japan, a difference of 0.1.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was North Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 14th and North Korea ranks 13th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.32 | -0.6099 | 0.7086 | North Korea |
| 1950s | -1.04 | -0.8819 | 0.1567 | North Korea |
| 1960s | -0.9828 | -0.7818 | 0.201 | North Korea |
| 1970s | -0.9459 | -0.9867 | 0.0407 | Japan |
| 1980s | -0.8946 | -1.06 | 0.1632 | Japan |
| 1990s | -0.324 | -0.4368 | 0.1127 | Japan |
| 2000s | -0.0339 | 0.1172 | 0.1511 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.3029 | 0.2582 | 0.0447 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.6 | 1.49 | 0.1142 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher autumn temperature anomalies, Japan or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 2 against 1.9 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in autumn temperature anomalies between Japan and North Korea?
- 0.1, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North Korea?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Japan and North Korea rank globally for autumn temperature anomalies?
- Japan ranks 14th and North Korea ranks 13th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Autumn temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.