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Azerbaijan: how tense is it right now?

3.3% of the news located in Azerbaijan this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #64 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is far below its usual level (6 out of 100).

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Armed-conflict intensity3.3%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#64of 74 countries
Vs its own history6far below its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.23%weighed by severity
Azerbaijan · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
3.3%6.6%9.9%NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Azerbaijan · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 9 November 2020)
7.2%14.5%21.7%201820192020202120222023202420252026
Week endingIntensityNearby event
9 November 202028.8%—
16 July 202027.8%—
30 September 202027.2%—
18 August 202120.4%—
16 September 202219.5%—
YearAverage intensityHighest weekTypical rank
20264.2%12.2%#65
20255.3%10.7%#46
20245.0%12.8%#56
20238.3%14.1%#25
20228.3%19.5%#26
20219.7%20.4%#18
202011.4%28.8%#16
20195.2%10.1%#43
20185.4%11.8%#43
20176.8%16.8%#34

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Frequently asked questions

How tense is Azerbaijan right now?

3.3% of the news located in Azerbaijan over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #64 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.

Is Azerbaijan more tense than usual?

Compared with its own history since 2017, Azerbaijan is far below its usual level: it has been calmer on 6% of days.

When was Azerbaijan most tense since 2017?

The highest reading was 28.8%, in the 7 days to 9 November 2020.

Which countries in Europe are the most tense right now?

Ukraine (11.6%), Russia (9.6%), France (5.9%).

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