Somalia vs Sri Lanka: Average annual surface temperature
Somalia
27.11
in 2025
Sri Lanka
26.93
in 2025
Somalia rank
22nd
Sri Lanka rank
25th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 27.11 against 26.93 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.18.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 25th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 25.88 | 25.47 | 0.4076 | Somalia |
| 1950s | 25.69 | 25.91 | 0.2236 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 25.9 | 25.76 | 0.1397 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 26.1 | 26.16 | 0.0553 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 26.27 | 26.44 | 0.1671 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 26.36 | 26.48 | 0.1183 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 26.52 | 26.53 | 0.0041 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 26.71 | 26.69 | 0.0168 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 27.09 | 26.85 | 0.2346 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Somalia or Sri Lanka?
- Somalia, at 27.11 against 26.93 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Somalia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.18, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Sri Lanka rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Somalia ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 25th 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.