Bulgaria vs Japan: Average annual surface temperature
Bulgaria
12.51
in 2025
Japan
12.86
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
142nd
Japan rank
141st
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Bulgaria
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 12.86 against 12.51 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.35.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Japan ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 142nd and Japan ranks 141st of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 10.22 | 10.16 | 0.062 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 10.64 | 10.93 | 0.289 | Japan |
| 1960s | 10.8 | 11.03 | 0.2328 | Japan |
| 1970s | 10.53 | 11.17 | 0.6386 | Japan |
| 1980s | 10.48 | 11.09 | 0.6061 | Japan |
| 1990s | 10.86 | 11.83 | 0.9692 | Japan |
| 2000s | 11.47 | 11.96 | 0.4888 | Japan |
| 2010s | 11.91 | 12.2 | 0.2974 | Japan |
| 2020s | 12.5 | 12.99 | 0.4909 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Bulgaria or Japan?
- Japan, at 12.86 against 12.51 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Bulgaria and Japan?
- 0.35, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Bulgaria ranks 142nd and Japan ranks 141st 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.