Serbia · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Serbia: how tense is it right now?
5.0% of the news located in Serbia this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #40 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is above its usual level (78 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity5.0%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#40of 74 countries
Vs its own history78above its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.43%weighed by severity
Serbia · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 7 May 2023)
The tensest weeks for Serbia since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2023 | 22.2% | — |
| 19 January 2018 | 12.6% | — |
| 1 January 2023 | 10.5% | — |
| 22 June 2025 | 10.4% | — |
| 28 September 2023 | 9.6% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.4% | 8.8% | #59 |
| 2025 | 4.0% | 10.4% | #65 |
| 2024 | 4.7% | 8.3% | #55 |
| 2023 | 5.7% | 22.2% | #50 |
| 2022 | 4.3% | 10.1% | #58 |
| 2021 | 4.1% | 7.3% | #60 |
| 2020 | 3.6% | 6.2% | #64 |
| 2019 | 4.2% | 8.0% | #57 |
| 2018 | 3.9% | 12.6% | #62 |
| 2017 | 3.8% | 7.1% | #64 |
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How tense is Serbia right now?
5.0% of the news located in Serbia over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #40 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Serbia more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Serbia is above its usual level: it has been calmer on 78% of days.
When was Serbia most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 22.2%, in the 7 days to 7 May 2023.
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