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Mexico vs Nicaragua: Number of significant volcanic eruptions

Mexico
1 events
in 2022
Nicaragua
1 events
in 1998
Mexico rank
6th
Nicaragua rank
6th

Number of significant volcanic eruptions over time

  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
11.522.53137516982022

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Nicaragua, a difference of 0 events.

Mexico ranks 6th and Nicaragua 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.