Argentina vs Chile: Significant earthquakes

Argentina
1
in 2021
Chile
1
in 2024
Argentina rank
21st
Chile rank
21st

Significant earthquakes over time

  • Argentina
  • Chile
123456152017722024

How they compare

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

Across all 18 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 21st and Chile ranks 21st of 97 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Chile Difference Ahead
1870s 1 4 3 Chile
1890s 1 1 0 —
1900s 1 2 1 Chile
1920s 1 1 0 —
1930s 1 1 0 —
1940s 1 1.5 0.5 Chile
1970s 1 1 0 —
1980s 1 3 2 Chile
2000s 1 2.5 1.5 Chile
2010s 1 2 1 Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher significant earthquakes, Argentina or Chile?
Argentina, at 1 against 1 in Chile as of 2021.
What is the difference in significant earthquakes between Argentina and Chile?
0, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?
18 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2015.
How do Argentina and Chile rank globally for significant earthquakes?
Argentina ranks 21st and Chile ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Significant earthquakes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Argentina vs Chile: Significant earthquakes. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/significant-earthquakes/argentina/chile/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/significant-earthquakes/argentina/chile/">Argentina vs Chile: Significant earthquakes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Significant earthquakes
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
97 places, 4,005 data points, 1000–2024
Last refreshed