Finland vs North Korea: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Finland
0.0038 °C
in 2024
North Korea
0.004 °C
in 2024
Finland rank
60th
North Korea rank
59th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Finland
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.004 °C against 0.0038 °C in Finland, a difference of 0.0002 °C.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 60th and North Korea ranks 59th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 14 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Finland |
| 1860s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Finland |
| 1870s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Finland |
| 1880s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0003 °C | Finland |
| 1890s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0004 °C | Finland |
| 1900s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0005 °C | Finland |
| 1910s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0007 °C | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.001 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0008 °C | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0008 °C | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0008 °C | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.001 °C | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.0018 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0012 °C | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.0022 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0011 °C | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.0025 °C | 0.0021 °C | 0.0004 °C | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.0029 °C | 0.003 °C | 0.0001 °C | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0032 °C | 0.0034 °C | 0.0002 °C | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0035 °C | 0.0037 °C | 0.0002 °C | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0038 °C | 0.0039 °C | 0.0002 °C | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Finland or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.004 °C against 0.0038 °C in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Finland and North Korea?
- 0.0002 °C, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and North Korea?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Finland and North Korea rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Finland ranks 60th and North Korea ranks 59th 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.