China vs North Korea: Average annual surface temperature

China

8.21 °C

in 2025

North Korea

8.33 °C

in 2025

China rank

174th

North Korea rank

173rd

Average annual surface temperature over time

North Korea currently reports 8.33 °C against 8.21 °C in China, a difference of 0.1194 °C.

The two have swapped places 29 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was China ahead.

China ranks 174th and North Korea ranks 173rd of 193 countries.

Indicator: Average annual surface temperature
Unit: °C
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 16,598 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.