Vietnam · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Vietnam: how tense is it right now?
3.2% of the news located in Vietnam this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #65 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is below its usual level (14 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity3.2%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#65of 74 countries
Vs its own history14below its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.12%weighed by severity
Vietnam · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 22 June 2025)
The tensest weeks for Vietnam since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 22 June 2025 | 27.3% | — |
| 1 January 2019 | 12.8% | — |
| 3 February 2018 | 11.3% | — |
| 5 May 2019 | 9.2% | — |
| 6 May 2020 | 9.1% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.6% | 8.6% | #57 |
| 2025 | 4.3% | 27.3% | #64 |
| 2024 | 4.1% | 7.9% | #65 |
| 2023 | 3.0% | 7.3% | #70 |
| 2022 | 4.0% | 7.6% | #61 |
| 2021 | 5.7% | 9.0% | #40 |
| 2020 | 5.1% | 9.1% | #45 |
| 2019 | 5.2% | 12.8% | #43 |
| 2018 | 5.3% | 12.6% | #44 |
| 2017 | 5.3% | 7.9% | #47 |
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How tense is Vietnam right now?
3.2% of the news located in Vietnam over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #65 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Vietnam more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Vietnam is below its usual level: it has been calmer on 14% of days.
When was Vietnam most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 27.3%, in the 7 days to 22 June 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