Algeria · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Algeria: how tense is it right now?
6.0% of the news located in Algeria this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #27 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is above its usual level (80 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity6.0%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#27of 74 countries
Vs its own history80above its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.16%weighed by severity
Algeria · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 16 August 2021)
The tensest weeks for Algeria since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2021 | 17.8% | — |
| 2 August 2024 | 16.3% | — |
| 6 September 2023 | 15.6% | — |
| 30 July 2023 | 15.4% | — |
| 6 August 2018 | 15.0% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.2% | 9.8% | #50 |
| 2025 | 5.0% | 11.5% | #53 |
| 2024 | 5.3% | 16.3% | #53 |
| 2023 | 5.1% | 15.6% | #54 |
| 2022 | 3.8% | 8.5% | #63 |
| 2021 | 5.3% | 17.8% | #51 |
| 2020 | 4.4% | 8.1% | #56 |
| 2019 | 4.5% | 7.0% | #51 |
| 2018 | 5.5% | 15.0% | #45 |
| 2017 | 5.8% | 10.7% | #43 |
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How tense is Algeria right now?
6.0% of the news located in Algeria over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #27 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Algeria more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Algeria is above its usual level: it has been calmer on 80% of days.
When was Algeria most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 17.8%, in the 7 days to 16 August 2021.
Which countries in Africa are the most tense right now?
Ethiopia (19.9%), Somalia (16.8%), Sudan (14.5%).
Where does this data come from?
From the GDELT Project, which codes events reported in the world’s news in more than 100 languages and locates them. Riftrate measures the share of each country’s news about armed violence, excluding ordinary crime and policing. It measures the news, not casualties.
How it is measured: GDELT locates every event reported in the news. We take all the coverage of events located in the country over 7 days and measure the part about armed violence: war and terrorism, excluding ordinary crime and policing. It does not depend on the size of the country or on how many newspapers cover it. It measures the news, not the number of victims. Methodology