Democratic Republic of Congo vs Portugal: Number of significant volcanic eruptions

Democratic Republic of Congo

1 events

in 2021

Portugal

1 events

in 1808

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

6th

Portugal rank

6th

Number of significant volcanic eruptions over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Portugal

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Portugal, a difference of 0 events.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Portugal 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: 07 August 2026

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.