Chile vs Papua New Guinea: Number of significant earthquakes
Chile
1 events
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1 events
in 2024
Chile rank
21st
Papua New Guinea rank
21st
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Chile
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1873 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 11 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 3.5 events | 1 events | 2.5 events | Chile |
| 1900s | 2 events | 2 events | 0 events | — |
| 1910s | 1.5 events | 1 events | 0.5 events | Chile |
| 1920s | 1.67 events | 1.33 events | 0.3333 events | Chile |
| 1930s | 1.4 events | 1.2 events | 0.2 events | Chile |
| 1940s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Chile |
| 1950s | 1.5 events | 1 events | 0.5 events | Chile |
| 1960s | 2.5 events | 1 events | 1.5 events | Chile |
| 1970s | 2.33 events | 2 events | 0.3333 events | Chile |
| 1980s | 1.6 events | 2 events | 0.4 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Chile |
| 2000s | 2.5 events | 2 events | 0.5 events | Chile |
| 2010s | 2.5 events | 1.67 events | 0.8333 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 significant earthquakes, Chile or Papua New Guinea?
- Chile, at 1 events against 1 events in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 events, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1873 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Chile ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea 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.