Maldives vs Samoa: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Maldives
0 °C
in 2024
Samoa
0 °C
in 2024
Maldives rank
180th
Samoa rank
179th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Maldives
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Maldives, a difference of 0 °C.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 180th and Samoa ranks 179th of 215 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Maldives or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0 °C against 0 °C in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Maldives and Samoa?
- 0 °C, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Samoa?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Samoa rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Maldives ranks 180th and Samoa ranks 179th 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.