Mauritania vs Niger: Average annual surface temperature
Mauritania
28.22
in 2025
Niger
28.38
in 2025
Mauritania rank
9th
Niger rank
6th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 28.38 against 28.22 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.16.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 9th and Niger ranks 6th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 7 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 26.06 | 25.31 | 0.7533 | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 26.03 | 25.76 | 0.2638 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 26.47 | 26.3 | 0.1762 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 26.53 | 26.63 | 0.0993 | Niger |
| 1980s | 27.14 | 26.69 | 0.4525 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 27.15 | 26.99 | 0.157 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 27.58 | 27.43 | 0.1455 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 27.81 | 27.96 | 0.1505 | Niger |
| 2020s | 28.4 | 28.06 | 0.3429 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Mauritania or Niger?
- Niger, at 28.38 against 28.22 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Mauritania and Niger?
- 0.16, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Mauritania ranks 9th and Niger ranks 6th 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.