Panama vs Papua New Guinea: Number of significant earthquakes
Panama
1 events
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
1 events
in 2024
Panama rank
21st
Papua New Guinea rank
21st
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 events.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1910s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 1 events | 2.33 events | 1.33 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Panama or Papua New Guinea?
- Panama, at 1 events against 1 events in Papua New Guinea as of 2015.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Panama and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 events, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Papua New Guinea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1873 to 2015.
- How do Panama and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Panama 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.