Which country has the highest Earthquakes?

Mexico has the highest Earthquakes in 2024, at 517, followed by Indonesia (398) and Japan (378).

Which country has the lowest Earthquakes?

Niue has the lowest Earthquakes in 2024, at 3.

What is the median Earthquakes across countries?

The median is 12 across the 99 countries with data in 2024.

Where does this countries without earthquakes data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Top 100 countries with most earthquakes - Earthquakelist; Where in the World do Earthquakes Occur Most Often? - Realting; What Countries Have The Least Risk Of Earthquakes? - World Atlas; Global Seismic Risk Map - GEM.

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Countries Without Earthquakes

Name: Countries Without Earthquakes
Creator: Rankodex

Mexico has the highest Earthquakes in 2024 (517), followed by Indonesia (398) and Japan (378). Niue has the lowest (3).

Environment217 countries · 4 metricsUpdated Nov 12, 2024Original page

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Earthquakes, 2024

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 99 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

Middle half 6 – 39

Average

48.75

99 countries

Highest

517

Mexico

Lowest

Niue

Over time · 2022–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

Median of all countries
Mexico
Indonesia
Japan
Jamaica
China

Data

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99 countries · # = rank by Earthquakes

#
1	Mexico	517
2	Indonesia	398
3	Japan	378
3	Jamaica	378
5	China	239
6	Philippines	238
7	Kyrgyzstan	215
8	Kazakhstan	198
9	Chile	177
10	Peru	149
11	Guatemala	146
12	Papua New Guinea	100
13	Argentina	77
14	Tonga	76
15	El Salvador	75
16	Tajikistan	66
17	Afghanistan	64
18	Nicaragua	63
19	Timor-Leste	55
20	Honduras	53
21	Pakistan	51
22	India	48
23	Turkey	42
23	Costa Rica	42
25	United States	40
26	Bolivia	38
26	Fiji	38
28	Russia	37
28	Greece	37
28	Guam	37
31	Taiwan	36
32	Uzbekistan	34
33	Colombia	31
33	Ecuador	31
35	Iran	30
36	New Zealand	29
37	Panama	28
38	Northern Mariana Islands	26
39	Vanuatu	22
40	Myanmar	20
40	Puerto Rico	20
40	Samoa	20
43	Venezuela	18
43	Syria	18
45	Italy	16
46	Dominican Republic	15
47	Bangladesh	14
48	Brazil	12
48	Solomon Islands	12
48	United States Virgin Islands	12
48	American Samoa	12
52	Yemen	11
52	Azerbaijan	11
52	Albania	11
52	British Virgin Islands	11
56	Libya	10
56	Croatia	10
56	Saint Martin	10
56	Saint Barthelemy	10
60	Iraq	9
60	Somalia	9
60	Eritrea	9
60	North Macedonia	9
64	Ethiopia	8
64	Algeria	8
64	Bulgaria	8
64	Armenia	8
68	Tanzania	7
68	Montenegro	7
68	Wallis and Futuna	7
71	Morocco	6
71	Malaysia	6
71	Nepal	6
71	Turkmenistan	6
71	Georgia	6
71	Mongolia	6
71	Djibouti	6
78	Spain	5
78	Canada	5
78	United Arab Emirates	5
78	Oman	5
82	Vietnam	4
82	Romania	4
82	Haiti	4
82	Laos	4
82	Serbia	4
82	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4
82	Cyprus	4
82	Iceland	4
82	Saint Kitts and Nevis	4
91	Ukraine	3
91	Zambia	3
91	Cambodia	3
91	Trinidad and Tobago	3
91	Bhutan	3
91	Belize	3
91	Grenada	3
91	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3
91	Niue	3

What correlates with Earthquakes (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,406 other country metrics sharing at least 60 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Earthquakes tend to score higher on these

ExposureNatural Disaster Risk by Country
r = +0.57 · strong · n = 88
Plot
Immigrants to US 2011 to 2020US Immigration by Country
r = +0.54 · strong · n = 87
Plot
Car Exports ValueCar Exports by Country
r = +0.54 · strong · n = 89
Plot
Public and Publicly Guaranteed DebtCountries Without Debt
r = +0.54 · strong · n = 64
Plot
Immigrants to USUS Immigration by Country
r = +0.52 · strong · n = 87
Plot
Male ExpatsAmerican Expats by Country
r = +0.52 · strong · n = 67
Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Earthquakes tend to score lower on these

US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
r = −0.44 · moderate · n = 91
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A- Blood TypeBlood Type by Country
r = −0.36 · moderate · n = 66
Plot
B- Blood TypeBlood Type by Country
r = −0.35 · moderate · n = 66
Plot
Travelpass Cost per DayVerizon Travelpass Countries
r = −0.33 · moderate · n = 84
Plot
Year of First Oscar SubmissionOscar Winners by Country
r = −0.31 · moderate · n = 67
Plot
O- Blood TypeBlood Type by Country
r = −0.31 · moderate · n = 66
Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Earthquakes?: Mexico has the highest Earthquakes in 2024, at 517, followed by Indonesia (398) and Japan (378).
Which country has the lowest Earthquakes?: Niue has the lowest Earthquakes in 2024, at 3.
What is the median Earthquakes across countries?: The median is 12 across the 99 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this countries without earthquakes data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Top 100 countries with most earthquakes - Earthquakelist; Where in the World do Earthquakes Occur Most Often? - Realting; What Countries Have The Least Risk Of Earthquakes? - World Atlas; Global Seismic Risk Map - GEM.