Gambia vs Mauritania: Cooling Degree Days
Gambia
6,596
in 2024
Mauritania
6,780
in 2024
Gambia rank
9th
Mauritania rank
7th
Cooling Degree Days over time
- Gambia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 6,780 against 6,596 in Gambia, a difference of 184.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 7th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,517 | 5,599 | 82.03 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 5,835 | 5,609 | 225.58 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 6,007 | 6,006 | 0.795 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 6,174 | 5,990 | 183.54 | Gambia |
| 2000s | 6,226 | 6,258 | 31.77 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 6,403 | 6,403 | 0.211 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 6,560 | 6,740 | 179.13 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cooling degree days, Gambia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 6,780 against 6,596 in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cooling degree days between Gambia and Mauritania?
- 184, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Mauritania rank globally for cooling degree days?
- Gambia ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 7th 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.