Taiwan · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Taiwan: how tense is it right now?
2.6% of the news located in Taiwan this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #72 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is far below its usual level (2 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity2.6%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#72of 74 countries
Vs its own history2far below its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.06%weighed by severity
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The tensest weeks for Taiwan since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 4 January 2026 | 15.3% | — |
| 4 September 2022 | 15.0% | — |
| 18 May 2022 | 12.4% | — |
| 15 April 2023 | 11.6% | — |
| 30 June 2025 | 11.6% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.1% | 15.3% | #56 |
| 2025 | 5.5% | 14.5% | #47 |
| 2024 | 5.5% | 9.3% | #47 |
| 2023 | 5.7% | 11.6% | #45 |
| 2022 | 6.5% | 15.0% | #35 |
| 2021 | 5.9% | 10.3% | #39 |
| 2020 | 4.7% | 9.8% | #53 |
| 2019 | 3.7% | 6.7% | #63 |
| 2018 | 3.9% | 7.1% | #62 |
| 2017 | 3.7% | 6.0% | #64 |
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How tense is Taiwan right now?
2.6% of the news located in Taiwan over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #72 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Taiwan more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Taiwan is far below its usual level: it has been calmer on 2% of days.
When was Taiwan most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 15.3%, in the 7 days to 4 January 2026.
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