United Arab Emirates · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
United Arab Emirates: how tense is it right now?
3.1% of the news located in United Arab Emirates this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #67 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is around its usual level (56 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity3.1%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#67of 74 countries
Vs its own history56around its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.13%weighed by severity
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The tensest weeks for United Arab Emirates since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2026 | 18.2% | — |
| 2 March 2026 | 16.7% | — |
| 10 May 2026 | 13.7% | — |
| 23 January 2022 | 10.4% | — |
| 18 July 2026 | 10.3% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.1% | 18.2% | #55 |
| 2025 | 2.8% | 10.0% | #72 |
| 2024 | 3.0% | 8.5% | #71 |
| 2023 | 2.4% | 5.0% | #72 |
| 2022 | 2.9% | 10.4% | #71 |
| 2021 | 3.2% | 6.1% | #68 |
| 2020 | 3.3% | 8.9% | #67 |
| 2019 | 3.6% | 9.8% | #69 |
| 2018 | 3.1% | 6.7% | #69 |
| 2017 | 3.5% | 6.9% | #67 |
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How tense is United Arab Emirates right now?
3.1% of the news located in United Arab Emirates over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #67 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is United Arab Emirates more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, United Arab Emirates is around its usual level: it has been calmer on 56% of days.
When was United Arab Emirates most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 18.2%, in the 7 days to 6 April 2026.
Which countries in Middle East are the most tense right now?
Yemen (29.3%), Gaza and the West Bank (23.7%), Jordan (22.9%).
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