Christmas Island vs Palestine: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Christmas Island
0 °C
in 2024
Palestine
0 °C
in 2024
Christmas Island rank
210th
Palestine rank
209th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Christmas Island
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Christmas Island, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Christmas Island's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Christmas Island ahead.
Christmas Island ranks 210th and Palestine ranks 209th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Christmas Island averaged higher in 12 and Palestine in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Christmas Island | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 1860s | 0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 1870s | 0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 1880s | 0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 1890s | 0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 1900s | 0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 1910s | 0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 1920s | 0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 1930s | 0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 1940s | 0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Palestine |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Palestine |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Palestine |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Palestine |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Palestine |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Christmas Island |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Palestine |
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 Palestine?
- Palestine, 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 Palestine?
- 0 °C, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Christmas Island and Palestine?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Christmas Island and Palestine rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Christmas Island ranks 210th and Palestine ranks 209th 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.