Costa Rica vs Spain: Country level monthly temperature anomalies
Costa Rica
0.1052
in 2026
Spain
0.0798
in 2026
Costa Rica rank
118th
Spain rank
121st
Country level monthly temperature anomalies over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1052 against 0.0798 in Spain, a difference of 0.0254.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 118th and Spain ranks 121st of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.9422 | -2.23 | 1.29 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | -0.5851 | -1.4 | 0.8145 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | -0.3894 | -0.8476 | 0.4583 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | -0.438 | -0.5435 | 0.1055 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | -0.1487 | -0.6048 | 0.4561 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -0.0879 | -0.1549 | 0.067 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -0.1807 | -0.1248 | 0.0558 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.2222 | 0.2279 | 0.0057 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.346 | 0.2628 | 0.0832 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country level monthly temperature anomalies, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1052 against 0.0798 in Spain as of 2026.
- What is the difference in country level monthly temperature anomalies between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0.0254, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for country level monthly temperature anomalies?
- Costa Rica ranks 118th and Spain ranks 121st 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.