Abstract Isotopic curves have been used as approximative estimators of global sea level. Calculations of the amplitude of sea-level variations during Interglacials, especially for the last Interglacial, are based on the study of emerged coral terraces. The application of different dating methods shows great uncertainty about the length of each Interglacial and also about the number, chronology and altitude of the different highstands that occur during each Interglacial. Data of raised marine terraces from areas with different geodynamic behaviour (Bermudas, Bahamas, Peru, Chile, Italy and Spain) are summarized in order to analyze the relationships between sea level and Interglacial stages. Two Interglacials have been identified for the early Pleistocene represented by two marine terraces with different highstands. During the early-middle Pleistocene, an Interglacial with several highstands is recorded in uplifted areas. During Isotopic Stage 11 at least one highstand with sea level equal or higher than present has been recorded. Similar sea-level behaviour can be suggested for Isotopic Stage 9. All the analyzed areas record two highstands during Isotopic Stage 7, when warm equatorial fauna migrate into the Mediterranean. During Isotopic Substage 5e at least two highstands took place with evidence of lowstands between them and at least one highstand during substage 5c with similar sea-level height above present MSL, except in Barbados and Bermuda. During Substage 5a at least one highstand has been recorded.