British Virgin Islands vs Cook Islands: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
British Virgin Islands
0 °C
in 2024
Cook Islands
0 °C
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
201st
Cook Islands rank
203rd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Cook Islands
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Cook Islands, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.4 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 201st and Cook Islands ranks 203rd of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 10 and Cook Islands in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, British Virgin Islands or Cook Islands?
- British Virgin Islands, at 0 °C against 0 °C in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between British Virgin Islands and Cook Islands?
- 0 °C, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Cook Islands?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Cook Islands rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 201st and Cook Islands ranks 203rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.