Iceland vs Philippines: Number of significant volcanic eruptions

Iceland
1 events
in 2023
Philippines
2 events
in 2024
Iceland rank
6th
Philippines rank
3rd

Number of significant volcanic eruptions over time

  • Iceland
  • Philippines
11.522.53110415642024

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 2 events against 1 events in Iceland, a difference of 1 events.

That makes Philippines's figure about 2.0 times Iceland's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 6th and Philippines ranks 3rd 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.