Papua New Guinea vs South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Winter temperature anomalies
Papua New Guinea
0.257 °C
in 2025
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
0.2524 °C
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
148th
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank
149th
Winter temperature anomalies over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.257 °C against 0.2524 °C in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, a difference of 0.0046 °C.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 148th and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 149th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.4 °C | -0.8749 °C | 0.5214 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1950s | -0.8759 °C | -0.8995 °C | 0.0236 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | -1.18 °C | -1.03 °C | 0.1473 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1970s | -0.9376 °C | -0.8085 °C | 0.1291 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1980s | -0.5307 °C | -0.0407 °C | 0.49 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1990s | -0.2622 °C | -0.2888 °C | 0.0266 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0115 °C | -0.0155 °C | 0.027 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.2057 °C | 0.1623 °C | 0.0434 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.4371 °C | 0.6758 °C | 0.2387 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher winter temperature anomalies, Papua New Guinea or South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.257 °C against 0.2524 °C in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in winter temperature anomalies between Papua New Guinea and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 0.0046 °C, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank globally for winter temperature anomalies?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 148th and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 149th 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 Winter temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.