Greenland vs Maldives: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Greenland
0 °C
in 2024
Maldives
0 °C
in 2024
Greenland rank
182nd
Maldives rank
180th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Greenland
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Greenland, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Maldives ahead.
Greenland ranks 182nd and Maldives ranks 180th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 7 and Maldives in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Greenland |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Greenland |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Greenland |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Greenland |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Greenland |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Greenland or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0 °C against 0 °C in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Greenland and Maldives?
- 0 °C, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Maldives?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Maldives rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Greenland ranks 182nd and Maldives ranks 180th 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.