Germany · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Germany: how tense is it right now?
5.4% of the news located in Germany this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #35 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is around its usual level (40 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity5.4%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#35of 74 countries
Vs its own history40around its usual level
Share of the world’s war news1.2%weighed by severity
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The tensest weeks for Germany since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 26 February 2020 | 9.3% | — |
| 31 January 2023 | 9.1% | — |
| 15 October 2019 | 9.0% | — |
| 4 January 2017 | 8.9% | — |
| 17 July 2024 | 8.9% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.0% | 8.1% | #39 |
| 2025 | 5.7% | 7.4% | #39 |
| 2024 | 6.5% | 8.9% | #35 |
| 2023 | 6.3% | 9.1% | #35 |
| 2022 | 5.6% | 7.6% | #41 |
| 2021 | 5.4% | 7.0% | #44 |
| 2020 | 5.4% | 9.3% | #41 |
| 2019 | 5.6% | 9.0% | #38 |
| 2018 | 5.5% | 8.2% | #39 |
| 2017 | 5.6% | 8.9% | #45 |
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How tense is Germany right now?
5.4% of the news located in Germany over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #35 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Germany more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Germany is around its usual level: it has been calmer on 40% of days.
When was Germany most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 9.3%, in the 7 days to 26 February 2020.
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