Iraq vs Somalia: Temperature anomalies by month
Iraq
-0.0842 °C
in 2026
Somalia
-0.06 °C
in 2026
Iraq rank
140th
Somalia rank
139th
Temperature anomalies by month over time
- Iraq
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports -0.06 °C against -0.0842 °C in Iraq, a difference of 0.0242 °C.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Somalia ahead.
Iraq ranks 140th and Somalia ranks 139th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.03 °C | -0.6176 °C | 0.4103 °C | Somalia |
| 1950s | -1.27 °C | -0.4378 °C | 0.8348 °C | Somalia |
| 1960s | -0.9095 °C | -0.6526 °C | 0.257 °C | Somalia |
| 1970s | -1.35 °C | -0.1587 °C | 1.19 °C | Somalia |
| 1980s | -1.08 °C | -0.2 °C | 0.8759 °C | Somalia |
| 1990s | -0.4401 °C | -0.0185 °C | 0.4216 °C | Somalia |
| 2000s | -0.5983 °C | 0.0731 °C | 0.6714 °C | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.7508 °C | -0.0903 °C | 0.8411 °C | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.1 °C | 0.2261 °C | 0.8781 °C | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, Iraq or Somalia?
- Somalia, at -0.06 °C against -0.0842 °C in Iraq as of 2026.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between Iraq and Somalia?
- 0.0242 °C, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Somalia?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Iraq and Somalia rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
- Iraq ranks 140th and Somalia ranks 139th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Temperature anomalies by month. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.