Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Country level monthly temperature anomalies
Sierra Leone
0.2824
in 2026
Zambia
0.3261
in 2026
Sierra Leone rank
100th
Zambia rank
97th
Country level monthly temperature anomalies over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.3261 against 0.2824 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0437.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 100th and Zambia ranks 97th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 8 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6951 | -1.25 | 0.5561 | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | -0.4281 | -1.12 | 0.6949 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | -0.2423 | -0.8172 | 0.5749 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | -0.3588 | -0.7979 | 0.4391 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | -0.1835 | -0.2298 | 0.0463 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | -0.3428 | -0.1028 | 0.2399 | Zambia |
| 2000s | -0.1231 | -0.1372 | 0.0141 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.3032 | 0.1479 | 0.1553 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.9748 | 0.0637 | 0.9111 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country level monthly temperature anomalies, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.3261 against 0.2824 in Sierra Leone as of 2026.
- What is the difference in country level monthly temperature anomalies between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 0.0437, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for country level monthly temperature anomalies?
- Sierra Leone ranks 100th and Zambia ranks 97th 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.