Cambodia · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Cambodia: how tense is it right now?
2.8% of the news located in Cambodia this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #71 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is around its usual level (41 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity2.8%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#71of 74 countries
Vs its own history41around its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.03%weighed by severity
Cambodia · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 11 December 2025)
The tensest weeks for Cambodia since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 11 December 2025 | 28.7% | — |
| 25 July 2025 | 25.9% | — |
| 3 June 2025 | 15.8% | — |
| 30 September 2025 | 10.7% | — |
| 9 January 2025 | 10.0% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.4% | 11.5% | #62 |
| 2025 | 7.4% | 28.7% | #39 |
| 2024 | 2.4% | 5.8% | #73 |
| 2023 | 2.4% | 8.0% | #72 |
| 2022 | 2.5% | 7.8% | #72 |
| 2021 | 3.5% | 6.7% | #67 |
| 2020 | 3.3% | 8.5% | #68 |
| 2019 | 3.1% | 7.6% | #69 |
| 2018 | 3.4% | 7.2% | #67 |
| 2017 | 4.2% | 8.2% | #60 |
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How tense is Cambodia right now?
2.8% of the news located in Cambodia over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #71 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Cambodia more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Cambodia is around its usual level: it has been calmer on 41% of days.
When was Cambodia most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 28.7%, in the 7 days to 11 December 2025.
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