Philippines · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Philippines: how tense is it right now?
2.8% of the news located in Philippines this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #69 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is far below its usual level (0 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity2.8%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#69of 74 countries
Vs its own history0far below its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.29%weighed by severity
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31 OctWORLDFormer rebel leader elected chief minister of Philippine Muslim regionAl JazeeraPhilippines · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 3 June 2017)
The tensest weeks for Philippines since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 3 June 2017 | 19.2% | — |
| 22 October 2017 | 15.6% | — |
| 2 February 2019 | 15.0% | — |
| 8 July 2018 | 14.7% | — |
| 17 April 2017 | 12.7% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.1% | 11.3% | #53 |
| 2025 | 4.7% | 8.4% | #55 |
| 2024 | 5.3% | 8.6% | #46 |
| 2023 | 5.4% | 11.8% | #46 |
| 2022 | 4.9% | 8.3% | #52 |
| 2021 | 5.7% | 10.6% | #42 |
| 2020 | 5.3% | 10.6% | #42 |
| 2019 | 6.7% | 15.0% | #28 |
| 2018 | 6.8% | 14.7% | #28 |
| 2017 | 9.6% | 19.2% | #19 |
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How tense is Philippines right now?
2.8% of the news located in Philippines over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #69 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Philippines more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Philippines is far below its usual level: it has been calmer on 0% of days.
When was Philippines most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 19.2%, in the 7 days to 3 June 2017.
Which countries in Asia-Pacific are the most tense right now?
Myanmar (16.2%), Afghanistan (13.1%), North Korea (11.0%).
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