Papua New Guinea vs Philippines: Number of significant volcanic eruptions
Papua New Guinea
1 events
in 2023
Philippines
2 events
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
6th
Philippines rank
3rd
Number of significant volcanic eruptions over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 2 events against 1 events in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1 events.
That makes Philippines's figure about 2.0 times Papua New Guinea's.
Papua New Guinea ranks 6th and Philippines 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.