Chile vs Greece: Deaths from earthquakes
Chile
1 deaths
in 2024
Greece
1 deaths
in 2021
Chile rank
37th
Greece rank
37th
Deaths from earthquakes over time
- Chile
- Greece
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 deaths against 1 deaths in Greece, a difference of 0 deaths.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 37th and Greece ranks 37th of 51 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Greece in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 279 deaths | 20 deaths | 259 deaths | Chile |
| 1940s | 61 deaths | 7 deaths | 54 deaths | Chile |
| 1950s | 6.5 deaths | 245.5 deaths | 239 deaths | Greece |
| 1960s | 657.5 deaths | 24.5 deaths | 633 deaths | Chile |
| 1970s | 2 deaths | 1 deaths | 1 deaths | Chile |
| 1980s | 1 deaths | 25 deaths | 24 deaths | Greece |
| 1990s | 3 deaths | 26 deaths | 23 deaths | Greece |
| 2010s | 7.67 deaths | 2 deaths | 5.67 deaths | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths from earthquakes, Chile or Greece?
- Chile, at 1 deaths against 1 deaths in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in deaths from earthquakes between Chile and Greece?
- 0 deaths, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Greece?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2017.
- How do Chile and Greece rank globally for deaths from earthquakes?
- Chile ranks 37th and Greece ranks 37th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from earthquakes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Includes direct deaths from the event plus those from secondary impacts, such as a tsunami triggered by an earthquake. Due to data availability, recent data will be more complete than older historical estimates.