Indonesia vs Italy: Number of significant volcanic eruptions
Indonesia
4 events
in 2024
Italy
2 events
in 2022
Indonesia rank
1st
Italy rank
3rd
Number of significant volcanic eruptions over time
- Indonesia
- Italy
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 4 events against 2 events in Italy, a difference of 2 events.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 2.0 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1690 it was Italy ahead.
Indonesia ranks 1st and Italy ranks 3rd of 25 countries.
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About this data
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.