Estonia · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Estonia: how tense is it right now?
3.2% of the news located in Estonia this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #66 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is around its usual level (42 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity3.2%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#66of 74 countries
Vs its own history42around its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.04%weighed by severity
Estonia · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 23 May 2026)
The tensest weeks for Estonia since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2026 | 16.2% | — |
| 26 December 2019 | 15.2% | — |
| 27 August 2025 | 14.1% | — |
| 29 June 2022 | 13.1% | — |
| 18 July 2025 | 12.4% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.4% | 16.2% | #39 |
| 2025 | 5.2% | 14.1% | #57 |
| 2024 | 4.3% | 8.5% | #62 |
| 2023 | 4.2% | 9.8% | #61 |
| 2022 | 4.3% | 13.1% | #59 |
| 2021 | 2.7% | 12.1% | #72 |
| 2020 | 2.4% | 5.4% | #72 |
| 2019 | 3.3% | 15.2% | #68 |
| 2018 | 3.5% | 12.4% | #68 |
| 2017 | 3.2% | 6.7% | #70 |
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How tense is Estonia right now?
3.2% of the news located in Estonia over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #66 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Estonia more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Estonia is around its usual level: it has been calmer on 42% of days.
When was Estonia most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 16.2%, in the 7 days to 23 May 2026.
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