social2026

1998

Name: 1998
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, °c, 1998

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

-0.2°C

Median: -0.0°C

Countries Covered

191

with available data

Highest

Afghanistan

4.5°C

Lowest

Romania

-4.9°C

Top 5 Countries

1Afghanistan4.5°C

2Islamic Republic of Iran3.6°C

3Armenia3.0°C

4Bahrain2.7°C

5Iraq2.7°C

By Region

Asia1.2°C(25 countries)

North America0.1°C(4 countries)

Other-0.1°C(112 countries)

Oceania-0.1°C(2 countries)

South America-0.4°C(7 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 (4.5°C)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: -0.2°C)

Asia (25)

North America (4)

Other (112)

Oceania (2)

South America (7)

Africa (9)

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	Afghanistan	4.5°C
2	Islamic Republic of Iran	3.6°C
3	Armenia	3.0°C
4	Bahrain	2.7°C
5	Iraq	2.7°C
6	Kuwait	2.7°C
7	Tajikistan	2.6°C
8	Mongolia	2.3°C
9	Qatar	2.2°C
10	Turkmenistan	2.0°C
11	Kyrgyzstan	2.0°C
12	Syrian Arab Republic	1.8°C
13	Azerbaijan	1.8°C
14	Uzbekistan	1.8°C
15	Georgia	1.7°C
16	Pakistan	1.7°C
17	Jordan	1.6°C
18	South Korea	1.5°C
19	Saudi Arabia	1.5°C
20	State of Palestine	1.4°C
21	Kazakhstan	1.4°C
22	United Arab Emirates	1.4°C
23	Türkiye	1.4°C
24	Lebanon	1.3°C
25	People's Republic of China	1.2°C
26	Oman	1.2°C
27	North Korea	1.2°C
28	Myanmar	1.1°C
29	United Republic of Tanzania	1.1°C
30	Cook Islands	1.1°C
31	Israel	1.0°C
32	Greenland	0.9°C
33	Malawi	0.9°C
34	Sudan	0.8°C
35	Bangladesh	0.8°C
36	United Kingdom	0.7°C
37	Hong Kong	0.7°C
38	Fiji	0.7°C
39	Cuba	0.7°C
40	Iceland	0.7°C
41	Ireland	0.7°C
42	Cyprus	0.6°C
43	Nepal	0.6°C
44	Isle of Man	0.6°C
45	Faroe Islands	0.5°C
46	Chad	0.5°C
47	Lao People's Democratic Republic	0.5°C
48	Canada	0.5°C
49	Vanuatu	0.5°C
50	Nigeria	0.5°C
51	Japan	0.5°C
52	Bahamas	0.5°C
53	Guinea-Bissau	0.5°C
54	Bhutan	0.4°C
55	Uganda	0.4°C
56	Vietnam	0.3°C
57	New Zealand	0.3°C
58	Kenya	0.3°C
59	Eritrea	0.3°C
60	Cayman Islands	0.2°C
61	Belgium	0.2°C
62	Mexico	0.2°C
63	Guyana	0.2°C
64	Philippines	0.2°C
65	Samoa	0.2°C
66	Suriname	0.2°C
67	United States of America	0.2°C
68	American Samoa	0.2°C
69	Djibouti	0.2°C
70	Benin	0.2°C
71	Thailand	0.1°C
72	Anguilla	0.1°C
73	New Caledonia	0.1°C
74	Central African Republic	0.1°C
75	Antigua and Barbuda	0.1°C
76	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	0.1°C
77	Cameroon	0.1°C
78	Haiti	0.1°C
79	Republic of The Gambia	0.1°C
80	Burundi	0.1°C
81	Somalia	0.1°C
82	Virgin Islands, U.S.	0.1°C
83	Netherlands	0.1°C
84	Egypt	0.1°C
85	Togo	0.1°C
86	Sao Tome and Principe	0.0°C
87	Chile	0.0°C
88	Niger	0.0°C
89	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.0°C
90	Yemen	-0.0°C
91	Burkina Faso	-0.0°C
92	Ethiopia	-0.0°C
93	Comoros	-0.0°C
94	Ghana	-0.0°C
95	Guinea	-0.0°C
96	French Polynesia	-0.0°C
97	Russian Federation	-0.1°C
98	Senegal	-0.1°C
99	Cape Verde	-0.1°C
100	Argentina	-0.1°C
101	Jamaica	-0.1°C
102	Sierra Leone	-0.1°C
103	Zambia	-0.1°C
104	Peru	-0.1°C
105	Puerto Rico	-0.1°C
106	Republic of the Congo	-0.1°C
107	Dominican Republic	-0.2°C
108	Papua New Guinea	-0.2°C
109	Sri Lanka	-0.2°C
110	Rwanda	-0.2°C
111	Brazil	-0.2°C
112	Solomon Islands	-0.2°C
113	Trinidad and Tobago	-0.2°C
114	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-0.2°C
115	Mozambique	-0.2°C
116	Malaysia	-0.3°C
117	India	-0.3°C
118	Indonesia	-0.3°C
119	Brunei Darussalam	-0.3°C
120	South Sudan	-0.3°C
121	Gabon	-0.3°C
122	Equatorial Guinea	-0.3°C
123	Nicaragua	-0.3°C
124	Mali	-0.3°C
125	Luxembourg	-0.3°C
126	Angola	-0.3°C
127	Venezuela	-0.4°C
128	Honduras	-0.4°C
129	Colombia	-0.4°C
130	Belize	-0.4°C
131	Guatemala	-0.4°C
132	Australia	-0.4°C
133	France	-0.4°C
134	Seychelles	-0.4°C
135	El Salvador	-0.5°C
136	Timor-Leste	-0.5°C
137	Liberia	-0.5°C
138	Cote d'Ivoire	-0.5°C
139	South Africa	-0.6°C
140	Costa Rica	-0.6°C
141	Namibia	-0.7°C
142	Mauritius	-0.7°C
143	Ecuador	-0.7°C
144	Sweden	-0.7°C
145	Madagascar	-0.8°C
146	Libya	-0.8°C
147	Panama	-0.8°C
148	Bolivia	-0.8°C
149	Germany	-0.9°C
150	Paraguay	-0.9°C
151	Eswatini	-0.9°C
152	Saint Helena	-0.9°C
153	Lesotho	-0.9°C
154	Switzerland	-0.9°C
155	Andorra	-0.9°C
156	Uruguay	-1.0°C
157	Norway	-1.0°C
158	Mauritania	-1.1°C
159	Cambodia	-1.2°C
160	Spain	-1.3°C
161	Denmark	-1.3°C
162	Estonia	-1.3°C
163	Portugal	-1.4°C
164	Finland	-1.4°C
165	Morocco	-1.5°C
166	Algeria	-1.5°C
167	Czech Republic	-1.5°C
168	Zimbabwe	-1.5°C
169	Botswana	-1.6°C
170	Italy	-1.6°C
171	Tunisia	-1.7°C
172	Kiribati	-1.7°C
173	Austria	-2.0°C
174	Poland	-2.0°C
175	Latvia	-2.0°C
176	Greece	-2.1°C
177	Lithuania	-2.1°C
178	Belarus	-2.9°C
179	Albania	-3.1°C
180	Ukraine	-3.3°C
181	Slovakia	-3.6°C
182	Montenegro	-3.7°C
183	Slovenia	-3.9°C
184	The Republic of North Macedonia	-3.9°C
185	Croatia	-4.0°C
186	Bulgaria	-4.1°C
187	Moldova, Republic of	-4.1°C
188	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-4.4°C
189	Hungary	-4.6°C
190	Serbia	-4.8°C
191	Romania	-4.9°C

Showing 191 of 191 countries

Topics

#social #°c #1998

Data Source

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

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