social2026

1978

Name: 1978
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, °c, 1978

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods.

Source: Our World in Data•191 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

-0.6°C

Median: -0.4°C

Countries Covered

191

with available data

Highest

Greenland

5.9°C

Lowest

Finland

-10.7°C

Top 5 Countries

1Greenland5.9°C

2Kyrgyzstan3.0°C

3Uzbekistan2.7°C

4Afghanistan2.5°C

5Turkmenistan2.4°C

By Region

Asia0.2°C(25 countries)

South America-0.2°C(7 countries)

Africa-0.2°C(9 countries)

Other-0.3°C(112 countries)

Oceania-0.5°C(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-10.7°C)High (5.9°C)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: -0.6°C)

Asia (25)

South America (7)

Africa (9)

Other (112)

Oceania (2)

North America (4)

Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Greenland	5.9°C
2	Kyrgyzstan	3.0°C
3	Uzbekistan	2.7°C
4	Afghanistan	2.5°C
5	Turkmenistan	2.4°C
6	Tajikistan	2.2°C
7	Albania	1.7°C
8	Kuwait	1.6°C
9	South Korea	1.5°C
10	Greece	1.3°C
11	Tunisia	1.2°C
12	Islamic Republic of Iran	1.2°C
13	Azerbaijan	1.1°C
14	North Korea	1.1°C
15	Algeria	1.1°C
16	Spain	1.0°C
17	Serbia	0.9°C
18	Morocco	0.9°C
19	Mongolia	0.9°C
20	Armenia	0.9°C
21	Bahamas	0.9°C
22	The Republic of North Macedonia	0.8°C
23	Iraq	0.8°C
24	Montenegro	0.7°C
25	Kazakhstan	0.7°C
26	Türkiye	0.6°C
27	Hungary	0.6°C
28	Syrian Arab Republic	0.5°C
29	Bahrain	0.5°C
30	People's Republic of China	0.4°C
31	Bulgaria	0.4°C
32	Lebanon	0.4°C
33	Japan	0.4°C
34	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	0.4°C
35	Georgia	0.4°C
36	Cayman Islands	0.4°C
37	Belize	0.4°C
38	France	0.4°C
39	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.4°C
40	Hong Kong	0.3°C
41	Argentina	0.3°C
42	Jordan	0.3°C
43	Cuba	0.3°C
44	Pakistan	0.3°C
45	Paraguay	0.2°C
46	Guatemala	0.2°C
47	Honduras	0.2°C
48	Saudi Arabia	0.2°C
49	Italy	0.1°C
50	Burkina Faso	0.1°C
51	Portugal	0.1°C
52	Qatar	0.1°C
53	Dominican Republic	0.1°C
54	Ecuador	0.1°C
55	Mauritius	0.0°C
56	Vietnam	0.0°C
57	Uruguay	0.0°C
58	Croatia	-0.0°C
59	Chile	-0.0°C
60	Puerto Rico	-0.1°C
61	Niger	-0.1°C
62	Romania	-0.1°C
63	Chad	-0.1°C
64	Andorra	-0.1°C
65	State of Palestine	-0.1°C
66	Mali	-0.1°C
67	Lao People's Democratic Republic	-0.1°C
68	Libya	-0.1°C
69	Nigeria	-0.1°C
70	El Salvador	-0.2°C
71	Mexico	-0.2°C
72	Switzerland	-0.2°C
73	Cyprus	-0.2°C
74	Haiti	-0.2°C
75	Sri Lanka	-0.2°C
76	Cape Verde	-0.2°C
77	Virgin Islands, U.S.	-0.2°C
78	Anguilla	-0.2°C
79	New Zealand	-0.2°C
80	Philippines	-0.2°C
81	Antigua and Barbuda	-0.2°C
82	Somalia	-0.2°C
83	Sudan	-0.3°C
84	Czech Republic	-0.3°C
85	Kiribati	-0.3°C
86	Eritrea	-0.3°C
87	United Arab Emirates	-0.3°C
88	Djibouti	-0.3°C
89	Israel	-0.3°C
90	Costa Rica	-0.3°C
91	Samoa	-0.3°C
92	Nicaragua	-0.3°C
93	American Samoa	-0.3°C
94	South Africa	-0.3°C
95	Mauritania	-0.4°C
96	Colombia	-0.4°C
97	Ireland	-0.4°C
98	Myanmar	-0.4°C
99	Oman	-0.4°C
100	Fiji	-0.4°C
101	Liberia	-0.4°C
102	Ghana	-0.4°C
103	Saint Helena	-0.4°C
104	Angola	-0.4°C
105	Brunei Darussalam	-0.4°C
106	Cote d'Ivoire	-0.4°C
107	Guinea	-0.4°C
108	Vanuatu	-0.5°C
109	Togo	-0.5°C
110	Malaysia	-0.5°C
111	Thailand	-0.5°C
112	Benin	-0.5°C
113	Papua New Guinea	-0.5°C
114	Bangladesh	-0.5°C
115	India	-0.5°C
116	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-0.5°C
117	Solomon Islands	-0.5°C
118	Bhutan	-0.5°C
119	Eswatini	-0.5°C
120	Botswana	-0.5°C
121	Peru	-0.5°C
122	Panama	-0.5°C
123	Republic of the Congo	-0.6°C
124	Sierra Leone	-0.6°C
125	Iceland	-0.6°C
126	Ethiopia	-0.6°C
127	Gabon	-0.6°C
128	French Polynesia	-0.6°C
129	Cook Islands	-0.6°C
130	Seychelles	-0.7°C
131	Luxembourg	-0.7°C
132	Faroe Islands	-0.7°C
133	Rwanda	-0.7°C
134	Trinidad and Tobago	-0.7°C
135	Democratic Republic of the Congo	-0.7°C
136	Indonesia	-0.7°C
137	Sao Tome and Principe	-0.7°C
138	Namibia	-0.7°C
139	Lesotho	-0.7°C
140	Central African Republic	-0.7°C
141	Cameroon	-0.7°C
142	Comoros	-0.7°C
143	Jamaica	-0.7°C
144	Equatorial Guinea	-0.8°C
145	Timor-Leste	-0.8°C
146	Egypt	-0.8°C
147	Uganda	-0.8°C
148	Burundi	-0.8°C
149	Venezuela	-0.8°C
150	Australia	-0.8°C
151	Austria	-0.8°C
152	New Caledonia	-0.9°C
153	Guyana	-0.9°C
154	Cambodia	-0.9°C
155	Madagascar	-0.9°C
156	Slovakia	-0.9°C
157	Bolivia	-1.0°C
158	Nepal	-1.0°C
159	Yemen	-1.0°C
160	Brazil	-1.0°C
161	United Kingdom	-1.0°C
162	Zambia	-1.1°C
163	Slovenia	-1.1°C
164	Senegal	-1.1°C
165	Isle of Man	-1.2°C
166	Belgium	-1.3°C
167	Suriname	-1.3°C
168	Kenya	-1.4°C
169	Guinea-Bissau	-1.4°C
170	Republic of The Gambia	-1.4°C
171	Malawi	-1.5°C
172	Germany	-1.5°C
173	United Republic of Tanzania	-1.5°C
174	South Sudan	-1.6°C
175	Canada	-1.7°C
176	United States of America	-1.7°C
177	Mozambique	-1.8°C
178	Moldova, Republic of	-1.9°C
179	Zimbabwe	-2.1°C
180	Netherlands	-2.3°C
181	Denmark	-3.0°C
182	Ukraine	-3.6°C
183	Poland	-3.6°C
184	Russian Federation	-4.5°C
185	Norway	-6.3°C
186	Belarus	-7.4°C
187	Sweden	-8.1°C
188	Lithuania	-8.3°C
189	Estonia	-10.2°C
190	Latvia	-10.4°C
191	Finland	-10.7°C

Showing 191 of 191 countries

Topics

#social #°c #1978

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2026).

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