Iceland vs Sweden: Average annual surface temperature

Iceland

2.87 °C

in 2025

Sweden

5.21 °C

in 2025

Iceland rank

184th

Sweden rank

182nd

Average annual surface temperature over time

Sweden currently reports 5.21 °C against 2.87 °C in Iceland, a difference of 2.34 °C.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.8 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Sweden ahead.

Iceland ranks 184th and Sweden ranks 182nd 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.