New Caledonia vs Papua New Guinea: Country level monthly temperature anomalies
New Caledonia
0.4653
in 2026
Papua New Guinea
0.504
in 2026
New Caledonia rank
74th
Papua New Guinea rank
72nd
Country level monthly temperature anomalies over time
- New Caledonia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.504 against 0.4653 in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.0387.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 45 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was New Caledonia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 74th and Papua New Guinea ranks 72nd of 190 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.13 | -1.35 | 0.2233 | New Caledonia |
| 1950s | -0.7104 | -0.8765 | 0.1661 | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | -1.16 | -1.14 | 0.0198 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | -0.554 | -0.9227 | 0.3687 | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | -0.1509 | -0.4668 | 0.3159 | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | -0.0488 | -0.2627 | 0.2139 | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 0.1218 | 0.0376 | 0.0842 | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | -0.0734 | 0.1053 | 0.1787 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.256 | 0.5613 | 0.3054 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country level monthly temperature anomalies, New Caledonia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.504 against 0.4653 in New Caledonia as of 2026.
- What is the difference in country level monthly temperature anomalies between New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0387, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for country level monthly temperature anomalies?
- New Caledonia ranks 74th and Papua New Guinea ranks 72nd of 190 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.