Japan vs Turkey: Average annual surface temperature
Japan
12.86
in 2025
Turkey
12.88
in 2025
Japan rank
141st
Turkey rank
140th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Japan
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 12.88 against 12.86 in Japan, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Turkey ahead.
Japan ranks 141st and Turkey ranks 140th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 10.16 | 9.88 | 0.2813 | Japan |
| 1950s | 10.93 | 10.69 | 0.2393 | Japan |
| 1960s | 11.03 | 11.04 | 0.0101 | Turkey |
| 1970s | 11.17 | 10.78 | 0.3892 | Japan |
| 1980s | 11.09 | 10.69 | 0.3998 | Japan |
| 1990s | 11.83 | 10.96 | 0.8676 | Japan |
| 2000s | 11.96 | 11.53 | 0.425 | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.2 | 12.23 | 0.0269 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 12.99 | 12.79 | 0.2021 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Japan or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 12.88 against 12.86 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Japan and Turkey?
- 0.02, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Japan ranks 141st and Turkey ranks 140th 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.