Christmas Island vs Montserrat: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Christmas Island
0 °C
in 2024
Montserrat
0 °C
in 2024
Christmas Island rank
210th
Montserrat rank
208th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Christmas Island
- Montserrat
How they compare
Montserrat currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Christmas Island, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Montserrat's figure about 1.3 times Christmas Island's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Montserrat ahead.
Christmas Island ranks 210th and Montserrat ranks 208th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Christmas Island averaged higher in 4 and Montserrat in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Christmas Island | Montserrat | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | — |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | — |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | — |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | — |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | — |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | — |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | — |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | — |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | — |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | — |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | — |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Montserrat |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Montserrat |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Montserrat |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Christmas Island or Montserrat?
- Montserrat, at 0 °C against 0 °C in Christmas Island as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Christmas Island and Montserrat?
- 0 °C, with Montserrat ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Christmas Island and Montserrat?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Christmas Island and Montserrat rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Christmas Island ranks 210th and Montserrat ranks 208th 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.