Japan vs United States: Number of tsunamis
Japan
3
in 2024
United States
3
in 2024
Japan rank
2nd
United States rank
2nd
Number of tsunamis over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3 against 3 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1854 it was United States ahead.
Japan ranks 2nd and United States ranks 2nd of 38 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.67 | 1.33 | 0.3333 | Japan |
| 1870s | 2 | 2 | 0 | β |
| 1890s | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Japan |
| 1900s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Japan |
| 1920s | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Japan |
| 1930s | 5.5 | 1.5 | 4 | Japan |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 1950s | 3.33 | 2.67 | 0.6667 | Japan |
| 1960s | 4 | 2 | 2 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Japan |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | β |
| 1990s | 2.33 | 2 | 0.3333 | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.17 | 1.5 | 0.6667 | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.14 | 1.86 | 0.2857 | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.25 | 1.75 | 0.5 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of tsunamis, Japan or United States?
- Japan, at 3 against 3 in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of tsunamis between Japan and United States?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1854 to 2024.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for number of tsunamis?
- Japan ranks 2nd and United States ranks 2nd of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Number of tsunamis. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.