India vs Papua New Guinea: Average annual surface temperature
India
24.23 °C
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
24.08 °C
in 2025
India rank
80th
Papua New Guinea rank
81st
Average annual surface temperature over time
- India
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
India currently reports 24.23 °C against 24.08 °C in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.15 °C.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was India ahead.
India ranks 80th and Papua New Guinea ranks 81st of 193 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 23.5 °C | 22.32 °C | 1.19 °C | India |
| 1950s | 23.35 °C | 22.77 °C | 0.5767 °C | India |
| 1960s | 23.72 °C | 22.52 °C | 1.19 °C | India |
| 1970s | 23.79 °C | 22.79 °C | 1 °C | India |
| 1980s | 23.89 °C | 23.1 °C | 0.7924 °C | India |
| 1990s | 23.87 °C | 23.28 °C | 0.5941 °C | India |
| 2000s | 24.2 °C | 23.44 °C | 0.7603 °C | India |
| 2010s | 24.38 °C | 23.65 °C | 0.7244 °C | India |
| 2020s | 24.38 °C | 24.08 °C | 0.3027 °C | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, India or Papua New Guinea?
- India, at 24.23 °C against 24.08 °C in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between India and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.15 °C, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Papua New Guinea?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do India and Papua New Guinea rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- India ranks 80th and Papua New Guinea ranks 81st 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.