Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Country level monthly temperature anomalies
Afghanistan
-0.1923
in 2026
Pakistan
-0.2084
in 2026
Afghanistan rank
149th
Pakistan rank
150th
Country level monthly temperature anomalies over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports -0.1923 against -0.2084 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0161.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Pakistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 149th and Pakistan ranks 150th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.33 | -0.5471 | 0.7864 | Pakistan |
| 1950s | -1.29 | -0.8653 | 0.424 | Pakistan |
| 1960s | -1.04 | -0.7631 | 0.2764 | Pakistan |
| 1970s | -1.46 | -0.7409 | 0.7167 | Pakistan |
| 1980s | -0.7184 | -0.1302 | 0.5882 | Pakistan |
| 1990s | -0.6654 | -0.0393 | 0.6261 | Pakistan |
| 2000s | -0.3097 | 0.0352 | 0.3449 | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.13 | 0.3242 | 0.8062 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.0765 | -0.2267 | 0.3032 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country level monthly temperature anomalies, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
- Afghanistan, at -0.1923 against -0.2084 in Pakistan as of 2026.
- What is the difference in country level monthly temperature anomalies between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 0.0161, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for country level monthly temperature anomalies?
- Afghanistan ranks 149th and Pakistan ranks 150th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Country level monthly temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.