Costa Rica vs Myanmar: Number of significant earthquakes

Costa Rica
1 events
in 2017
Myanmar
1 events
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
21st
Myanmar rank
21st

Number of significant earthquakes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Myanmar, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 21st and Myanmar ranks 21st of 97 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Myanmar Difference Ahead
1990s 2 events 1 events 1 events Costa Rica
2000s 1 events 1 events 0 events
2010s 1 events 1.33 events 0.3333 events Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Costa Rica or Myanmar?
Costa Rica, at 1 events against 1 events in Myanmar as of 2017.
What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Costa Rica and Myanmar?
0 events, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Myanmar?
6 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Myanmar rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Myanmar 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

Indicator
Number of significant earthquakes
Unit
events
Source
National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
97 places, 4,005 data points, 1000–2024
Last refreshed

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.