Brunei vs Sri Lanka: Average annual surface temperature
Brunei
26.85 °C
in 2025
Sri Lanka
26.93 °C
in 2025
Brunei rank
28th
Sri Lanka rank
25th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Brunei
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 26.93 °C against 26.85 °C in Brunei, a difference of 0.08 °C.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Brunei ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 25th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 24.82 °C | 25.47 °C | 0.6463 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 25.33 °C | 25.91 °C | 0.5832 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 25.3 °C | 25.76 °C | 0.4639 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 25.54 °C | 26.16 °C | 0.6228 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 25.9 °C | 26.44 °C | 0.5337 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 26.17 °C | 26.48 °C | 0.3051 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 26.29 °C | 26.53 °C | 0.2351 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 26.62 °C | 26.69 °C | 0.0709 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 26.86 °C | 26.85 °C | 0.0098 °C | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Brunei or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 26.93 °C against 26.85 °C in Brunei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Brunei and Sri Lanka?
- 0.08 °C, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Sri Lanka?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Sri Lanka rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Brunei ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 25th 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.