Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Kyrgyzstan or Taiwan?

Kyrgyzstan, at 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan as of 2015.

What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Kyrgyzstan and Taiwan?

0 events, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Taiwan?

5 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2015.

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.

Kyrgyzstan vs Taiwan: Number of significant earthquakes

Kyrgyzstan

1 events

in 2015

Taiwan

1 events

in 2024

Kyrgyzstan rank

21st

Taiwan rank

21st

Number of significant earthquakes over time

Kyrgyzstan
Taiwan

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan, a difference of 0 events.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 21st and Taiwan ranks 21st of 97 countries.

Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kyrgyzstan	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1940s	1 events	1 events	0 events	—
1990s	1 events	2 events	1 events	Taiwan
2000s	1 events	2 events	1 events	Taiwan
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, Kyrgyzstan or Taiwan?: Kyrgyzstan, at 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan as of 2015.
What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Kyrgyzstan and Taiwan?: 0 events, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Taiwan?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2015.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Taiwan rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?: Kyrgyzstan 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

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: 07 August 2026

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.