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
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.