Myanmar vs Papua New Guinea: Average annual surface temperature

Myanmar
24.03 °C
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
24.08 °C
in 2025
Myanmar rank
84th
Papua New Guinea rank
81st

Average annual surface temperature over time

  • Myanmar
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 24.08 °C against 24.03 °C in Myanmar, a difference of 0.05 °C.

The two have swapped places 30 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Myanmar ranks 84th and Papua New Guinea ranks 81st of 193 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1940s 22.18 °C 22.32 °C 0.1371 °C Papua New Guinea
1950s 22.6 °C 22.77 °C 0.1714 °C Papua New Guinea
1960s 22.82 °C 22.52 °C 0.2923 °C Myanmar
1970s 22.93 °C 22.79 °C 0.1414 °C Myanmar
1980s 23.18 °C 23.1 °C 0.0795 °C Myanmar
1990s 23.42 °C 23.28 °C 0.1438 °C Myanmar
2000s 23.55 °C 23.44 °C 0.1105 °C Myanmar
2010s 23.86 °C 23.65 °C 0.2044 °C Myanmar
2020s 24.2 °C 24.08 °C 0.1201 °C Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Myanmar or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 24.08 °C against 24.03 °C in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?
0.05 °C, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?
86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
How do Myanmar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
Myanmar ranks 84th and Papua New Guinea ranks 81st 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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Indicator
Average annual surface temperature
Unit
°C
Source
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 16,598 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed

Temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.