Nigeria vs Qatar: Average annual surface temperature
Nigeria
27.78
in 2025
Qatar
27.88
in 2025
Nigeria rank
15th
Qatar rank
13th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Nigeria
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 27.88 against 27.78 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 15th and Qatar ranks 13th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 26.13 | 26.37 | 0.2441 | Qatar |
| 1950s | 25.97 | 26.51 | 0.5377 | Qatar |
| 1960s | 26.49 | 26.49 | 0.0084 | Qatar |
| 1970s | 26.44 | 26.29 | 0.1485 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 26.72 | 26.52 | 0.1953 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 26.79 | 26.87 | 0.0775 | Qatar |
| 2000s | 27.08 | 27.61 | 0.533 | Qatar |
| 2010s | 27.3 | 27.84 | 0.5452 | Qatar |
| 2020s | 27.49 | 28.28 | 0.7944 | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Nigeria or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 27.88 against 27.78 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Nigeria and Qatar?
- 0.1, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Qatar?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Qatar rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Nigeria ranks 15th and Qatar ranks 13th 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.