Algeria vs Taiwan: Number of significant earthquakes
Algeria
1 events
in 2021
Taiwan
1 events
in 2024
Algeria rank
21st
Taiwan rank
21st
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Algeria
- Taiwan
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Taiwan ahead.
Algeria ranks 21st and Taiwan ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1910s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1920s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 1 events | 3 events | 2 events | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 2 events | 2 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 1.33 events | 1.33 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Algeria or Taiwan?
- Algeria, at 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Algeria and Taiwan?
- 0 events, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Taiwan?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2016.
- How do Algeria and Taiwan rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Algeria ranks 21st and Taiwan ranks 21st of 97 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 significant earthquakes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A significant earthquake meets at least one of the following: caused deaths, moderate damage ($1 million or more), a magnitude 7.5 or greater, Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) X or greater, or generated a tsunami. Due to data availability, recent data will be more complete than older historical estimates.