Kuwait vs Maldives: Cooling Degree Days
Kuwait
6,339
in 2024
Maldives
6,399
in 2024
Kuwait rank
20th
Maldives rank
18th
Cooling Degree Days over time
- Kuwait
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 6,399 against 6,339 in Kuwait, a difference of 60.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 20th and Maldives ranks 18th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,377 | 5,528 | 150.44 | Maldives |
| 1970s | 5,276 | 5,552 | 275.16 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 5,716 | 5,647 | 69.18 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 5,751 | 5,742 | 8.77 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 6,079 | 5,837 | 242.42 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 6,237 | 5,993 | 243.3 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 6,429 | 6,133 | 296.06 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cooling degree days, Kuwait or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 6,399 against 6,339 in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cooling degree days between Kuwait and Maldives?
- 60, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for cooling degree days?
- Kuwait ranks 20th and Maldives ranks 18th 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.