Bangladesh · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Bangladesh: how tense is it right now?
6.5% of the news located in Bangladesh this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #24 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is around its usual level (46 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity6.5%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#24of 74 countries
Vs its own history46around its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.40%weighed by severity
Bangladesh · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 31 August 2017)
The tensest weeks for Bangladesh since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2017 | 19.1% | — |
| 30 March 2017 | 15.9% | — |
| 7 January 2017 | 14.7% | — |
| 20 December 2025 | 13.9% | — |
| 24 October 2021 | 13.7% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.2% | 13.3% | #39 |
| 2025 | 7.6% | 13.9% | #26 |
| 2024 | 8.0% | 12.0% | #23 |
| 2023 | 5.9% | 9.8% | #39 |
| 2022 | 6.3% | 9.2% | #35 |
| 2021 | 6.5% | 13.7% | #33 |
| 2020 | 5.8% | 10.4% | #38 |
| 2019 | 7.1% | 12.2% | #25 |
| 2018 | 7.3% | 10.8% | #25 |
| 2017 | 9.5% | 19.1% | #18 |
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All countriesFrequently asked questions
How tense is Bangladesh right now?
6.5% of the news located in Bangladesh over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #24 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Bangladesh more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Bangladesh is around its usual level: it has been calmer on 46% of days.
When was Bangladesh most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 19.1%, in the 7 days to 31 August 2017.
Which countries in Asia-Pacific are the most tense right now?
Myanmar (16.2%), Afghanistan (13.1%), North Korea (11.0%).
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