Mongolia vs Norway: Average annual surface temperature
Mongolia
2.24 °C
in 2025
Norway
2.5 °C
in 2025
Mongolia rank
189th
Norway rank
187th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Mongolia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.5 °C against 2.24 °C in Mongolia, a difference of 0.26 °C.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 189th and Norway ranks 187th of 193 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.24 °C | -1.7 °C | 2.94 °C | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 0.5685 °C | -1.1 °C | 1.66 °C | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 0.3591 °C | -1.86 °C | 2.22 °C | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 0.3674 °C | -0.5767 °C | 0.9441 °C | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 0.4715 °C | -0.5084 °C | 0.9799 °C | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 1.25 °C | 0.2596 °C | 0.9866 °C | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 1.56 °C | 1.06 °C | 0.4966 °C | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 1.46 °C | 1.21 °C | 0.2479 °C | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 2.1 °C | 1.7 °C | 0.4069 °C | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Mongolia or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.5 °C against 2.24 °C in Mongolia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Mongolia and Norway?
- 0.26 °C, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Norway?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Mongolia and Norway rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Mongolia ranks 189th and Norway ranks 187th 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.