Afghanistan vs South Korea: Heat Index 35
Afghanistan
6.2
in 2024
South Korea
5.69
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
66th
South Korea rank
68th
Heat Index 35 over time
- Afghanistan
- South Korea
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 6.2 against 5.69 in South Korea, a difference of 0.51.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 66th and South Korea ranks 68th of 165 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6933 | 0.225 | 0.4683 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 1.43 | 0.1286 | 1.3 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 2.27 | 0.2883 | 1.98 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 1.65 | 0.5629 | 1.09 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2.23 | 0.16 | 2.07 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.98 | 1.67 | 0.3133 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3.78 | 1.93 | 1.86 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher heat index 35, Afghanistan or South Korea?
- Afghanistan, at 6.2 against 5.69 in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in heat index 35 between Afghanistan and South Korea?
- 0.51, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Korea?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and South Korea rank globally for heat index 35?
- Afghanistan ranks 66th and South Korea ranks 68th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as Heat Index 35. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total count of days per year where the daily mean Heat Index rose above 35°C. A Heat Index is a measure of how hot it feels once humidity is factored in with air temperature.