Thailand · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Thailand: how tense is it right now?
4.4% of the news located in Thailand this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #50 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is around its usual level (34 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity4.4%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#50of 74 countries
Vs its own history34around its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.17%weighed by severity
Thailand · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 14 December 2025)
The tensest weeks for Thailand since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 14 December 2025 | 23.5% | — |
| 27 July 2025 | 22.0% | — |
| 12 February 2020 | 19.2% | — |
| 13 August 2026 | 16.9% | — |
| 3 April 2021 | 16.5% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.7% | 16.9% | #36 |
| 2025 | 7.4% | 23.5% | #35 |
| 2024 | 5.1% | 10.5% | #51 |
| 2023 | 5.4% | 14.5% | #50 |
| 2022 | 5.2% | 15.7% | #52 |
| 2021 | 6.3% | 16.5% | #39 |
| 2020 | 4.6% | 19.2% | #56 |
| 2019 | 4.7% | 9.0% | #51 |
| 2018 | 4.6% | 7.4% | #51 |
| 2017 | 5.2% | 8.6% | #49 |
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How tense is Thailand right now?
4.4% of the news located in Thailand over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #50 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Thailand more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Thailand is around its usual level: it has been calmer on 34% of days.
When was Thailand most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 23.5%, in the 7 days to 14 December 2025.
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