Poland · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Poland: how tense is it right now?
4.0% of the news located in Poland this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #56 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is below its usual level (11 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity4.0%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#56of 74 countries
Vs its own history11below its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.55%weighed by severity
Top story. Police secure Poland's Constitutional Tribunal as protests erupt over court chief's suspension, covered by 4 newsrooms in the last 36 hours.
In the news nowAll headlines
31 OctUNRESTProtests outside Poland’s constitutional court: What’s the crisis about?Al Jazeera31 OctUNRESTProtesters gather at Poland's Top courtFrance 2431 OctUNRESTRiot police deployed to Poland’s constitutional court after judge suspendedThe GuardianPoland · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 16 September 2025)
The tensest weeks for Poland since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2025 | 16.5% | — |
| 21 November 2022 | 15.3% | — |
| 19 September 2026 | 13.1% | — |
| 5 August 2026 | 12.1% | — |
| 27 March 2024 | 11.1% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.4% | 13.1% | #42 |
| 2025 | 6.5% | 16.5% | #37 |
| 2024 | 6.1% | 11.1% | #39 |
| 2023 | 5.9% | 9.0% | #40 |
| 2022 | 5.9% | 15.3% | #40 |
| 2021 | 4.6% | 8.9% | #57 |
| 2020 | 4.2% | 7.2% | #57 |
| 2019 | 4.9% | 8.0% | #47 |
| 2018 | 5.0% | 7.1% | #45 |
| 2017 | 5.1% | 8.8% | #50 |
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How tense is Poland right now?
4.0% of the news located in Poland over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #56 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Poland more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Poland is below its usual level: it has been calmer on 11% of days.
When was Poland most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 16.5%, in the 7 days to 16 September 2025.
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