Yemen · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Yemen: how tense is it right now?
29.3% of the news located in Yemen this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #1 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is above its usual level (87 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity29.3%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#1of 74 countries
Vs its own history87above its usual level
Share of the world’s war news1.7%weighed by severity
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31 OctWORLDNew Yemen fighting displaces 290,000, says UN, with pregnant women at riskAl JazeeraYemen · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 9 September 2026)
The tensest weeks for Yemen since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2026 | 45.6% | — |
| 5 October 2024 | 44.7% | — |
| 22 December 2024 | 43.8% | — |
| 4 September 2021 | 39.9% | — |
| 6 February 2024 | 39.2% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21.9% | 45.6% | #5 |
| 2025 | 22.4% | 37.3% | #2 |
| 2024 | 27.4% | 44.7% | #3 |
| 2023 | 16.4% | 36.5% | #9 |
| 2022 | 16.3% | 31.7% | #7 |
| 2021 | 22.1% | 39.9% | #2 |
| 2020 | 19.1% | 35.4% | #3 |
| 2019 | 19.9% | 31.4% | #3 |
| 2018 | 23.8% | 36.7% | #2 |
| 2017 | 24.6% | 35.5% | #2 |
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How tense is Yemen right now?
29.3% of the news located in Yemen over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #1 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Yemen more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Yemen is above its usual level: it has been calmer on 87% of days.
When was Yemen most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 45.6%, in the 7 days to 9 September 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