Greece vs Mexico: Deaths from tsunamis
Greece
1 deaths
in 2017
Mexico
2 deaths
in 2022
Greece rank
13th
Mexico rank
10th
Deaths from tsunamis over time
- Greece
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2 deaths against 1 deaths in Greece, a difference of 1 deaths.
That makes Mexico's figure about 2.0 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 10th of 20 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 20 deaths | 4 deaths | 16 deaths | Greece |
| 1930s | 161 deaths | 475 deaths | 314 deaths | Mexico |
| 1940s | 7 deaths | 4 deaths | 3 deaths | Greece |
| 1960s | 31 deaths | 12 deaths | 19 deaths | Greece |
| 1980s | 22 deaths | 3 deaths | 19 deaths | Greece |
| 1990s | 26 deaths | 53 deaths | 27 deaths | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1 deaths | 98 deaths | 97 deaths | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths from tsunamis, Greece or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 2 deaths against 1 deaths in Greece as of 2022.
- What is the difference in deaths from tsunamis between Greece and Mexico?
- 1 deaths, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Mexico?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2017.
- How do Greece and Mexico rank globally for deaths from tsunamis?
- Greece ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 10th of 20 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 tsunamis. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Due to data availability, recent data will be more complete than older historical estimates.