Gambia vs Nigeria: Average annual surface temperature
Gambia
27.88
in 2025
Nigeria
27.78
in 2025
Gambia rank
14th
Nigeria rank
15th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Gambia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 27.88 against 27.78 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 193 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 26.96 | 26.13 | 0.8282 | Gambia |
| 1950s | 26.62 | 25.97 | 0.648 | Gambia |
| 1960s | 26.63 | 26.49 | 0.1438 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 27.1 | 26.44 | 0.6606 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 27.35 | 26.72 | 0.6371 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 27.61 | 26.79 | 0.8237 | Gambia |
| 2000s | 27.68 | 27.08 | 0.5982 | Gambia |
| 2010s | 27.94 | 27.3 | 0.647 | Gambia |
| 2020s | 28.14 | 27.49 | 0.6532 | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Gambia or Nigeria?
- Gambia, at 27.88 against 27.78 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Gambia and Nigeria?
- 0.1, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Gambia ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 15th 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.