South Sudan · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
South Sudan: how tense is it right now?
5.9% of the news located in South Sudan this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #31 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is below its usual level (13 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity5.9%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#31of 74 countries
Vs its own history13below its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.05%weighed by severity
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22DecSouth Sudan general election, the first since independenceSouth Sudan · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 2 February 2024)
The tensest weeks for South Sudan since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 2 February 2024 | 30.6% | — |
| 11 January 2018 | 29.0% | — |
| 14 August 2020 | 28.7% | — |
| 20 April 2017 | 28.5% | — |
| 26 May 2020 | 28.2% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9.7% | 23.6% | #21 |
| 2025 | 11.8% | 25.3% | #14 |
| 2024 | 10.3% | 30.6% | #19 |
| 2023 | 8.8% | 22.8% | #23 |
| 2022 | 9.9% | 18.9% | #18 |
| 2021 | 9.7% | 20.1% | #17 |
| 2020 | 9.6% | 28.7% | #19 |
| 2019 | 8.1% | 16.3% | #19 |
| 2018 | 10.8% | 29.0% | #13 |
| 2017 | 14.7% | 28.5% | #8 |
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How tense is South Sudan right now?
5.9% of the news located in South Sudan over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #31 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is South Sudan more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, South Sudan is below its usual level: it has been calmer on 13% of days.
When was South Sudan most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 30.6%, in the 7 days to 2 February 2024.
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