Barbados vs Thailand: Cooling Degree Days
Barbados
5,980
in 2024
Thailand
5,968
in 2024
Barbados rank
34th
Thailand rank
35th
Cooling Degree Days over time
- Barbados
- Thailand
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 5,980 against 5,968 in Thailand, a difference of 12.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 35th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,095 | 4,734 | 360.35 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 4,990 | 4,811 | 179.72 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 5,083 | 5,031 | 52.16 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 5,239 | 5,177 | 61.87 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 5,327 | 5,241 | 86.57 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 5,400 | 5,446 | 45.87 | Thailand |
| 2020s | 5,559 | 5,616 | 57.77 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cooling degree days, Barbados or Thailand?
- Barbados, at 5,980 against 5,968 in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cooling degree days between Barbados and Thailand?
- 12, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Thailand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Thailand rank globally for cooling degree days?
- Barbados ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 35th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as Cooling Degree Days. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A cooling degree day (CDD) is a measurement designed to track energy use. It is the number of degrees that a day's average temperature is above 18°C (65°F). Daily degree days are accumulated to obtain annual values.