El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Average annual surface temperature
El Salvador
27.06
in 2025
Sri Lanka
26.93
in 2025
El Salvador rank
23rd
Sri Lanka rank
25th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 27.06 against 26.93 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.13.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
El Salvador ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 25th of 193 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 24.81 | 25.47 | 0.6607 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 24.88 | 25.91 | 1.03 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 25.2 | 25.76 | 0.5567 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 25.43 | 26.16 | 0.733 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 25.7 | 26.44 | 0.7344 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 25.79 | 26.48 | 0.6856 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 25.83 | 26.53 | 0.6987 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 26.4 | 26.69 | 0.2913 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 26.77 | 26.85 | 0.0833 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- El Salvador, at 27.06 against 26.93 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 0.13, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 25th 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.