Bangladesh vs Taiwan: Number of significant earthquakes
Bangladesh
1 events
in 2010
Taiwan
1 events
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
21st
Taiwan rank
21st
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Bangladesh
- Taiwan
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan, a difference of 0 events.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 21st and Taiwan ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 1 events | 3 events | 2 events | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Bangladesh or Taiwan?
- Bangladesh, at 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan as of 2010.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Bangladesh and Taiwan?
- 0 events, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Taiwan?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2010.
- How do Bangladesh and Taiwan rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Bangladesh 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.