Libya · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Libya: how tense is it right now?
4.0% of the news located in Libya this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #57 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is far below its usual level (6 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity4.0%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#57of 74 countries
Vs its own history6far below its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.15%weighed by severity
Libya · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 30 August 2022)
The tensest weeks for Libya since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2022 | 26.8% | — |
| 1 June 2017 | 24.2% | — |
| 11 May 2020 | 23.2% | — |
| 31 December 2018 | 22.1% | — |
| 2 September 2018 | 21.9% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.9% | 20.7% | #38 |
| 2025 | 6.2% | 18.5% | #40 |
| 2024 | 6.5% | 14.0% | #36 |
| 2023 | 6.5% | 20.8% | #37 |
| 2022 | 8.2% | 26.8% | #27 |
| 2021 | 6.8% | 12.7% | #31 |
| 2020 | 11.6% | 23.2% | #13 |
| 2019 | 13.1% | 20.2% | #9 |
| 2018 | 11.8% | 22.1% | #11 |
| 2017 | 10.9% | 24.2% | #15 |
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How tense is Libya right now?
4.0% of the news located in Libya over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #57 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Libya more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Libya is far below its usual level: it has been calmer on 6% of days.
When was Libya most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 26.8%, in the 7 days to 30 August 2022.
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