Democratic Republic of Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Number of significant volcanic eruptions

Democratic Republic of Congo
1 events
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
1 events
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th
Papua New Guinea rank
6th

Number of significant volcanic eruptions over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
11.522.53158018012023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 events.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Papua New Guinea ranks 6th of 25 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of significant volcanic eruptions
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
25 places, 619 data points, 1050–2024
Last refreshed

A significant eruption is classified as one that meets at least one of the following criteria: caused fatalities, caused moderate damage (approximately $1 million or more), with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 6 or larger, caused a tsunami, or was associated with a major earthquake.