Benin vs Niger: Average annual surface temperature
Benin
28.26
in 2025
Niger
28.38
in 2025
Benin rank
8th
Niger rank
6th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Benin
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 28.38 against 28.26 in Benin, a difference of 0.12.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 8th and Niger ranks 6th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 8 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 26.41 | 25.31 | 1.1 | Benin |
| 1950s | 26.26 | 25.76 | 0.4925 | Benin |
| 1960s | 26.66 | 26.3 | 0.362 | Benin |
| 1970s | 26.66 | 26.63 | 0.0301 | Benin |
| 1980s | 27.26 | 26.69 | 0.569 | Benin |
| 1990s | 27.3 | 26.99 | 0.3136 | Benin |
| 2000s | 27.55 | 27.43 | 0.1172 | Benin |
| 2010s | 27.85 | 27.96 | 0.1114 | Niger |
| 2020s | 28.13 | 28.06 | 0.067 | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Benin or Niger?
- Niger, at 28.38 against 28.26 in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Benin and Niger?
- 0.12, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Niger rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Benin ranks 8th and Niger ranks 6th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.