Which has higher heating degree days, Cape Verde or Guyana?

Cape Verde, at 0.07 against 0.05 in Guyana as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guyana?

30 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

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.

Cape Verde vs Guyana: Heating Degree Days

Cape Verde

0.07

in 2022

Guyana

0.05

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

149th

Guyana rank

150th

Heating Degree Days over time

Cape Verde
Guyana

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.07 against 0.05 in Guyana, a difference of 0.02.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.4 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 149th and Guyana ranks 150th of 189 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4814	0.0671	0.4143	Cape Verde
1970s	2.28	0.0988	2.18	Cape Verde
1980s	1.36	0.11	1.25	Cape Verde
1990s	0.498	0.032	0.466	Cape Verde
2000s	0.07	0.07	0	—
2010s	2.1	0.0167	2.08	Cape Verde
2020s	0.07	0.02	0.05	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher heating degree days, Cape Verde or Guyana?: Cape Verde, at 0.07 against 0.05 in Guyana as of 2022.
What is the difference in heating degree days between Cape Verde and Guyana?: 0.02, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guyana?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Cape Verde and Guyana rank globally for heating degree days?: Cape Verde ranks 149th and Guyana ranks 150th 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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Indicator: Heating Degree Days
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 189 places, 11,178 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

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.