Botswana vs Malawi: Average annual surface temperature
Botswana
21.74
in 2025
Malawi
22.29
in 2025
Botswana rank
104th
Malawi rank
101st
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Botswana
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 22.29 against 21.74 in Botswana, a difference of 0.55.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 104th and Malawi ranks 101st of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 21.71 | 21.61 | 0.0975 | Botswana |
| 1950s | 21.36 | 21.46 | 0.0965 | Malawi |
| 1960s | 21.35 | 21.45 | 0.1002 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 21.19 | 21.51 | 0.3195 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 21.83 | 21.72 | 0.1095 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 22.1 | 22.1 | 0.0016 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 21.9 | 21.92 | 0.0205 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 22.36 | 22.38 | 0.026 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 22.21 | 22.46 | 0.2536 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Botswana or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 22.29 against 21.74 in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Botswana and Malawi?
- 0.55, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Malawi rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Botswana ranks 104th and Malawi ranks 101st 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.