Belarus vs North Korea: Average annual surface temperature
Belarus
8.52 °C
in 2025
North Korea
8.33 °C
in 2025
Belarus rank
170th
North Korea rank
173rd
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Belarus
- North Korea
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 8.52 °C against 8.33 °C in North Korea, a difference of 0.19 °C.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was North Korea ahead.
Belarus ranks 170th and North Korea ranks 173rd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 5 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5.42 °C | 5.41 °C | 0.0046 °C | Belarus |
| 1950s | 5.78 °C | 5.78 °C | 0.0014 °C | Belarus |
| 1960s | 5.82 °C | 6.14 °C | 0.3244 °C | North Korea |
| 1970s | 6.07 °C | 6.24 °C | 0.162 °C | North Korea |
| 1980s | 6.1 °C | 6.31 °C | 0.2061 °C | North Korea |
| 1990s | 6.75 °C | 7.01 °C | 0.2573 °C | North Korea |
| 2000s | 7.29 °C | 7.17 °C | 0.1254 °C | Belarus |
| 2010s | 7.77 °C | 7.28 °C | 0.4856 °C | Belarus |
| 2020s | 8.51 °C | 8.16 °C | 0.352 °C | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Belarus or North Korea?
- Belarus, at 8.52 °C against 8.33 °C in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Belarus and North Korea?
- 0.19 °C, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and North Korea?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and North Korea rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Belarus ranks 170th and North Korea ranks 173rd 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.