Chile vs Greece: Number of tsunamis

Chile
1 events
in 2022
Greece
1 events
in 2020
Chile rank
12th
Greece rank
12th

Number of tsunamis over time

  • Chile
  • Greece
1234105015362022

How they compare

Chile currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Greece, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1633 it was Greece ahead.

Chile ranks 12th and Greece ranks 12th of 38 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Greece Difference Ahead
1630s 1 events 1 events 0 events
1920s 1 events 1 events 0 events
1940s 1 events 2 events 1 events Greece
1950s 1 events 1 events 0 events
1960s 1 events 2 events 1 events Greece
1980s 1 events 1 events 0 events
1990s 1.5 events 1 events 0.5 events Chile
2010s 2.33 events 1 events 1.33 events Chile
2020s 1 events 1 events 0 events

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of tsunamis, Chile or Greece?
Chile, at 1 events against 1 events in Greece as of 2022.
What is the difference in number of tsunamis between Chile and Greece?
0 events, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Greece?
13 years are reported by both, from 1633 to 2020.
How do Chile and Greece rank globally for number of tsunamis?
Chile ranks 12th and Greece 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of tsunamis
Unit
events
Source
National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
38 places, 1,068 data points, 1026–2024
Last refreshed