Norway vs South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Average annual surface temperature
Norway
2.5 °C
in 2025
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
-0.0896 °C
in 2025
Norway rank
187th
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank
190th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Norway
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.5 °C against -0.0896 °C in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, a difference of 2.59 °C.
That makes Norway's figure about 27.8 times South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ahead.
Norway ranks 187th and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 190th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 7 and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.7 °C | -1.55 °C | 0.148 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1950s | -1.1 °C | -1.34 °C | 0.2459 °C | Norway |
| 1960s | -1.86 °C | -1.43 °C | 0.4339 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1970s | -0.5767 °C | -1.07 °C | 0.4959 °C | Norway |
| 1980s | -0.5084 °C | -0.8306 °C | 0.3222 °C | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.2596 °C | -0.7867 °C | 1.05 °C | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.06 °C | -0.8308 °C | 1.89 °C | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.21 °C | -0.4785 °C | 1.69 °C | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.7 °C | -0.1929 °C | 1.89 °C | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Norway or South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- Norway, at 2.5 °C against -0.0896 °C in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Norway and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 2.59 °C, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Norway and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Norway ranks 187th and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 190th 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.