Gambia vs Ghana: Average annual surface temperature
Gambia
27.88
in 2025
Ghana
27.92
in 2025
Gambia rank
14th
Ghana rank
12th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Gambia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 27.92 against 27.88 in Gambia, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 14th and Ghana ranks 12th of 193 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 26.96 | 26.38 | 0.5739 | Gambia |
| 1950s | 26.62 | 26.2 | 0.4155 | Gambia |
| 1960s | 26.63 | 26.43 | 0.1957 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 27.1 | 26.55 | 0.5489 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 27.35 | 27.02 | 0.3346 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 27.61 | 26.98 | 0.6308 | Gambia |
| 2000s | 27.68 | 27.34 | 0.3382 | Gambia |
| 2010s | 27.94 | 27.71 | 0.2293 | Gambia |
| 2020s | 28.14 | 27.96 | 0.1831 | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Gambia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 27.92 against 27.88 in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Gambia and Ghana?
- 0.04, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Gambia ranks 14th and Ghana ranks 12th 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.