Bahamas vs El Salvador: Heating Degree Days
Bahamas
0.21
in 2024
El Salvador
0.25
in 2024
Bahamas rank
142nd
El Salvador rank
141st
Heating Degree Days over time
- Bahamas
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.25 against 0.21 in Bahamas, a difference of 0.04.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 142nd and El Salvador ranks 141st of 189 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7 | 2.32 | 6.38 | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 10.51 | 1.99 | 8.53 | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 11.4 | 2.15 | 9.25 | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 4.8 | 1.13 | 3.67 | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 6.18 | 1.36 | 4.82 | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 7.34 | 0.9311 | 6.41 | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 1.98 | 0.262 | 1.72 | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher heating degree days, Bahamas or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.25 against 0.21 in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in heating degree days between Bahamas and El Salvador?
- 0.04, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and El Salvador?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and El Salvador rank globally for heating degree days?
- Bahamas ranks 142nd and El Salvador ranks 141st of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as Heating 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 heating degree day (HDD) is a measurement designed to track energy use. It is the number of degrees that a day's average temperature is below 18°C (65°F). Daily degree days are accumulated to obtain annual values.