Ecuador vs Philippines: Deaths from earthquakes
Ecuador
15 deaths
in 2023
Philippines
14 deaths
in 2023
Ecuador rank
11th
Philippines rank
12th
Deaths from earthquakes over time
- Ecuador
- Philippines
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 15 deaths against 14 deaths in Philippines, a difference of 1 deaths.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 12th of 51 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6,000 deaths | 16 deaths | 5,984 deaths | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 11 deaths | 3 deaths | 8 deaths | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 10 deaths | 8,000 deaths | 7,990 deaths | Philippines |
| 1980s | 5,002 deaths | 1 deaths | 5,001 deaths | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 4 deaths | 2,423 deaths | 2,419 deaths | Philippines |
| 2010s | 1 deaths | 71 deaths | 70 deaths | Philippines |
| 2020s | 8.5 deaths | 12.5 deaths | 4 deaths | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths from earthquakes, Ecuador or Philippines?
- Ecuador, at 15 deaths against 14 deaths in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in deaths from earthquakes between Ecuador and Philippines?
- 1 deaths, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Philippines?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Philippines rank globally for deaths from earthquakes?
- Ecuador ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 12th 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.