social2026

1988

Name: 1988
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, °c, 1988

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

-0.5°C

Median: -0.7°C

Countries Covered

191

with available data

Highest

Uzbekistan

3.6°C

Lowest

Finland

-4.9°C

Top 5 Countries

1Uzbekistan3.6°C

2Turkmenistan3.4°C

3Kazakhstan3.0°C

4Belgium2.6°C

5Ireland2.6°C

By Region

Oceania0.2°C(2 countries)

Asia-0.1°C(25 countries)

Europe-0.2°C(32 countries)

South America-0.3°C(7 countries)

Other-0.6°C(112 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-4.9°C)High (3.6°C)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: -0.5°C)

Oceania (2)

Asia (25)

Europe (32)

South America (7)

Other (112)

North America (4)

Africa (9)

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	Uzbekistan	3.6°C
2	Turkmenistan	3.4°C
3	Kazakhstan	3.0°C
4	Belgium	2.6°C
5	Ireland	2.6°C
6	United Kingdom	2.5°C
7	Netherlands	2.4°C
8	Luxembourg	2.4°C
9	Russian Federation	2.4°C
10	Kyrgyzstan	2.3°C
11	Tajikistan	2.3°C
12	Afghanistan	2.1°C
13	Mongolia	2.1°C
14	Isle of Man	1.6°C
15	Germany	1.5°C
16	Czech Republic	1.3°C
17	Uruguay	1.2°C
18	New Zealand	1.2°C
19	Azerbaijan	1.2°C
20	Denmark	1.1°C
21	People's Republic of China	1.1°C
22	Nepal	0.9°C
23	Armenia	0.9°C
24	Georgia	0.9°C
25	Pakistan	0.9°C
26	Sudan	0.9°C
27	Poland	0.8°C
28	Bangladesh	0.7°C
29	Switzerland	0.7°C
30	Slovakia	0.7°C
31	Faroe Islands	0.6°C
32	Hungary	0.6°C
33	Islamic Republic of Iran	0.5°C
34	North Korea	0.5°C
35	Argentina	0.5°C
36	Bahrain	0.5°C
37	Austria	0.4°C
38	France	0.4°C
39	Paraguay	0.3°C
40	India	0.3°C
41	Central African Republic	0.3°C
42	Saint Helena	0.2°C
43	Türkiye	0.1°C
44	Oman	-0.0°C
45	Qatar	-0.1°C
46	South Korea	-0.1°C
47	Bhutan	-0.1°C
48	Chad	-0.1°C
49	United States of America	-0.1°C
50	United Arab Emirates	-0.1°C
51	Romania	-0.1°C
52	Eritrea	-0.1°C
53	Somalia	-0.2°C
54	Serbia	-0.2°C
55	Slovenia	-0.2°C
56	Iceland	-0.2°C
57	Croatia	-0.3°C
58	Kuwait	-0.3°C
59	Cook Islands	-0.3°C
60	Saudi Arabia	-0.3°C
61	Mexico	-0.3°C
62	Zambia	-0.3°C
63	South Sudan	-0.3°C
64	Sri Lanka	-0.3°C
65	Hong Kong	-0.4°C
66	New Caledonia	-0.4°C
67	Iraq	-0.4°C
68	Japan	-0.4°C
69	Sao Tome and Principe	-0.4°C
70	Myanmar	-0.4°C
71	Moldova, Republic of	-0.4°C
72	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	-0.5°C
73	Ethiopia	-0.5°C
74	Jordan	-0.5°C
75	Egypt	-0.5°C
76	Cape Verde	-0.5°C
77	Cuba	-0.5°C
78	Haiti	-0.5°C
79	Vanuatu	-0.5°C
80	Fiji	-0.5°C
81	Anguilla	-0.5°C
82	Papua New Guinea	-0.5°C
83	French Polynesia	-0.5°C
84	Uganda	-0.6°C
85	Mauritius	-0.6°C
86	Bulgaria	-0.6°C
87	Virgin Islands, U.S.	-0.6°C
88	United Republic of Tanzania	-0.6°C
89	Nigeria	-0.6°C
90	Seychelles	-0.6°C
91	Peru	-0.6°C
92	Dominican Republic	-0.6°C
93	Jamaica	-0.6°C
94	Malawi	-0.6°C
95	Costa Rica	-0.7°C
96	Nicaragua	-0.7°C
97	Comoros	-0.7°C
98	Syrian Arab Republic	-0.7°C
99	Cayman Islands	-0.7°C
100	Bahamas	-0.7°C
101	Vietnam	-0.7°C
102	Togo	-0.7°C
103	Antigua and Barbuda	-0.7°C
104	Solomon Islands	-0.7°C
105	Benin	-0.7°C
106	Democratic Republic of the Congo	-0.7°C
107	Rwanda	-0.7°C
108	Sierra Leone	-0.7°C
109	Puerto Rico	-0.7°C
110	Honduras	-0.7°C
111	Colombia	-0.7°C
112	El Salvador	-0.7°C
113	Cameroon	-0.7°C
114	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-0.8°C
115	Angola	-0.8°C
116	Trinidad and Tobago	-0.8°C
117	Kenya	-0.8°C
118	Bolivia	-0.8°C
119	Brazil	-0.8°C
120	Djibouti	-0.8°C
121	Guinea-Bissau	-0.8°C
122	Indonesia	-0.8°C
123	Chile	-0.9°C
124	Liberia	-0.9°C
125	Guyana	-0.9°C
126	Australia	-0.9°C
127	Republic of the Congo	-0.9°C
128	Samoa	-0.9°C
129	Burundi	-0.9°C
130	Ghana	-0.9°C
131	Madagascar	-0.9°C
132	Andorra	-0.9°C
133	Ecuador	-0.9°C
134	Panama	-0.9°C
135	Gabon	-0.9°C
136	Zimbabwe	-1.0°C
137	Yemen	-1.0°C
138	Equatorial Guinea	-1.0°C
139	State of Palestine	-1.0°C
140	Israel	-1.0°C
141	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-1.0°C
142	Lao People's Democratic Republic	-1.0°C
143	American Samoa	-1.0°C
144	Malaysia	-1.1°C
145	Guatemala	-1.1°C
146	Venezuela	-1.1°C
147	Portugal	-1.1°C
148	Belize	-1.1°C
149	Philippines	-1.2°C
150	Timor-Leste	-1.2°C
151	Italy	-1.2°C
152	Guinea	-1.2°C
153	Ukraine	-1.2°C
154	Suriname	-1.2°C
155	Mozambique	-1.2°C
156	Cote d'Ivoire	-1.2°C
157	Thailand	-1.2°C
158	Republic of The Gambia	-1.3°C
159	Namibia	-1.3°C
160	Brunei Darussalam	-1.3°C
161	Cyprus	-1.4°C
162	Spain	-1.4°C
163	Greece	-1.5°C
164	Lithuania	-1.5°C
165	South Africa	-1.5°C
166	Lebanon	-1.5°C
167	Burkina Faso	-1.6°C
168	Eswatini	-1.6°C
169	Cambodia	-1.6°C
170	Libya	-1.6°C
171	Senegal	-1.6°C
172	Belarus	-1.7°C
173	Botswana	-1.7°C
174	Albania	-1.7°C
175	Niger	-1.7°C
176	Sweden	-1.8°C
177	Canada	-1.9°C
178	Morocco	-1.9°C
179	Lesotho	-2.0°C
180	Kiribati	-2.0°C
181	Latvia	-2.1°C
182	Tunisia	-2.2°C
183	Montenegro	-2.3°C
184	Mauritania	-2.4°C
185	The Republic of North Macedonia	-2.4°C
186	Estonia	-2.6°C
187	Greenland	-2.6°C
188	Mali	-2.8°C
189	Algeria	-3.1°C
190	Norway	-3.1°C
191	Finland	-4.9°C

Showing 191 of 191 countries

Topics

#social #°c #1988

Data Source

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

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