Mauritius vs Papua New Guinea: Average annual surface temperature
Mauritius
24.06
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
24.08
in 2025
Mauritius rank
83rd
Papua New Guinea rank
81st
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Mauritius
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 24.08 against 24.06 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 83rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 81st of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 23.08 | 22.32 | 0.7618 | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 23.01 | 22.77 | 0.2411 | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 23.07 | 22.52 | 0.543 | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 23.41 | 22.79 | 0.6242 | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 23.29 | 23.1 | 0.1881 | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 23.11 | 23.28 | 0.1691 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 23.56 | 23.44 | 0.1265 | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 23.9 | 23.65 | 0.2471 | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 23.75 | 24.08 | 0.3252 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Mauritius or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 24.08 against 24.06 in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.02, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Papua New Guinea rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Mauritius ranks 83rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 81st 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.