Costa Rica vs Haiti: Number of significant earthquakes
Costa Rica
1 events
in 2017
Haiti
1 events
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
21st
Haiti rank
21st
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Costa Rica
- Haiti
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Haiti, a difference of 0 events.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Haiti ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Costa Rica or Haiti?
- Costa Rica, at 1 events against 1 events in Haiti as of 2017.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Costa Rica and Haiti?
- 0 events, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How do Costa Rica and Haiti rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and Haiti 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.