Chile vs China: Number of tsunamis
Chile
1 events
in 2022
China
1 events
in 2018
Chile rank
12th
China rank
12th
Number of tsunamis over time
- Chile
- China
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 events against 1 events in China, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1918 it was China ahead.
Chile ranks 12th and China ranks 12th of 38 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | China |
| 1950s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Chile |
| 2010s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of tsunamis, Chile or China?
- Chile, at 1 events against 1 events in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of tsunamis between Chile and China?
- 0 events, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and China?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2015.
- How do Chile and China rank globally for number of tsunamis?
- Chile ranks 12th and China ranks 12th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of tsunamis. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.