Central African Republic · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Central African Republic: how tense is it right now?
1.8% of the news located in Central African Republic this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #74 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is far below its usual level (3 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity1.8%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#74of 74 countries
Vs its own history3far below its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.00%weighed by severity
Central African Republic · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 2 January 2020)
The tensest weeks for Central African Republic since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 2 January 2020 | 36.7% | — |
| 14 May 2017 | 35.9% | — |
| 17 November 2018 | 35.8% | — |
| 3 August 2021 | 33.2% | — |
| 27 May 2019 | 31.9% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.8% | 30.0% | #54 |
| 2025 | 7.2% | 22.5% | #34 |
| 2024 | 7.7% | 20.8% | #29 |
| 2023 | 11.7% | 28.4% | #15 |
| 2022 | 9.1% | 19.5% | #22 |
| 2021 | 13.9% | 33.2% | #10 |
| 2020 | 11.3% | 36.7% | #14 |
| 2019 | 11.2% | 34.6% | #15 |
| 2018 | 15.6% | 35.8% | #7 |
| 2017 | 16.1% | 35.9% | #8 |
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How tense is Central African Republic right now?
1.8% of the news located in Central African Republic over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #74 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Central African Republic more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Central African Republic is far below its usual level: it has been calmer on 3% of days.
When was Central African Republic most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 36.7%, in the 7 days to 2 January 2020.
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