Australia vs Madagascar: Average annual surface temperature
Australia
22.64 °C
in 2025
Madagascar
23.12 °C
in 2025
Australia rank
99th
Madagascar rank
97th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Australia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 23.12 °C against 22.64 °C in Australia, a difference of 0.48 °C.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 99th and Madagascar ranks 97th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 21.83 °C | 21.67 °C | 0.1554 °C | Australia |
| 1950s | 21.97 °C | 21.63 °C | 0.3419 °C | Australia |
| 1960s | 21.84 °C | 21.68 °C | 0.1607 °C | Australia |
| 1970s | 21.53 °C | 21.98 °C | 0.447 °C | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 21.98 °C | 22.15 °C | 0.1737 °C | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 22.03 °C | 22.33 °C | 0.2979 °C | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 22.09 °C | 22.62 °C | 0.531 °C | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 22.34 °C | 22.89 °C | 0.541 °C | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 22.38 °C | 23.06 °C | 0.6855 °C | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Australia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 23.12 °C against 22.64 °C in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Australia and Madagascar?
- 0.48 °C, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Madagascar?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Madagascar rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Australia ranks 99th and Madagascar ranks 97th 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 Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.