Chad · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Chad: how tense is it right now?
8.5% of the news located in Chad this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #19 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 intensity8.5%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#19of 74 countries
Vs its own history46around its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.08%weighed by severity
Chad · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 2 November 2024)
The tensest weeks for Chad since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 2 November 2024 | 29.0% | — |
| 20 April 2021 | 26.6% | — |
| 9 August 2021 | 24.8% | — |
| 20 September 2021 | 23.7% | — |
| 5 June 2021 | 23.0% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.4% | 18.9% | #26 |
| 2025 | 8.0% | 19.4% | #25 |
| 2024 | 9.8% | 29.0% | #21 |
| 2023 | 10.0% | 19.9% | #18 |
| 2022 | 9.9% | 21.7% | #18 |
| 2021 | 12.5% | 26.6% | #12 |
| 2020 | 9.8% | 20.7% | #17 |
| 2019 | 10.7% | 22.4% | #14 |
| 2018 | 8.0% | 19.7% | #26 |
| 2017 | 8.4% | 17.4% | #24 |
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How tense is Chad right now?
8.5% of the news located in Chad over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #19 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Chad more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Chad is around its usual level: it has been calmer on 46% of days.
When was Chad most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 29.0%, in the 7 days to 2 November 2024.
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