Japan vs Serbia: Average annual surface temperature
Japan
12.86
in 2025
Serbia
12.22
in 2025
Japan rank
141st
Serbia rank
143rd
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Japan
- Serbia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 12.86 against 12.22 in Serbia, a difference of 0.64.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 141st and Serbia ranks 143rd of 193 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 10.16 | 9.86 | 0.3067 | Japan |
| 1950s | 10.93 | 10.4 | 0.5302 | Japan |
| 1960s | 11.03 | 10.3 | 0.7286 | Japan |
| 1970s | 11.17 | 10.2 | 0.972 | Japan |
| 1980s | 11.09 | 10.27 | 0.8229 | Japan |
| 1990s | 11.83 | 10.6 | 1.23 | Japan |
| 2000s | 11.96 | 11.19 | 0.7614 | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.2 | 11.65 | 0.5524 | Japan |
| 2020s | 12.99 | 12.14 | 0.8443 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Japan or Serbia?
- Japan, at 12.86 against 12.22 in Serbia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Japan and Serbia?
- 0.64, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Serbia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Serbia rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Japan ranks 141st and Serbia ranks 143rd 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.