Egypt vs Iraq: Average annual surface temperature
Egypt
23.57 °C
in 2025
Iraq
23.9 °C
in 2025
Egypt rank
90th
Iraq rank
87th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Egypt
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 23.9 °C against 23.57 °C in Egypt, a difference of 0.33 °C.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Iraq ahead.
Egypt ranks 90th and Iraq ranks 87th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 21.36 °C | 21.84 °C | 0.4834 °C | Iraq |
| 1950s | 21.81 °C | 21.38 °C | 0.4358 °C | Egypt |
| 1960s | 22.07 °C | 21.65 °C | 0.4274 °C | Egypt |
| 1970s | 21.89 °C | 21.56 °C | 0.3304 °C | Egypt |
| 1980s | 22.03 °C | 21.81 °C | 0.2134 °C | Egypt |
| 1990s | 22.58 °C | 22.46 °C | 0.121 °C | Egypt |
| 2000s | 22.99 °C | 23.06 °C | 0.0778 °C | Iraq |
| 2010s | 23.51 °C | 23.46 °C | 0.0493 °C | Egypt |
| 2020s | 23.53 °C | 24.03 °C | 0.5037 °C | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Egypt or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 23.9 °C against 23.57 °C in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Egypt and Iraq?
- 0.33 °C, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Egypt ranks 90th and Iraq ranks 87th 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.