Violence in the news: 3 reports in the week to Oct 20, 2026 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
0
UCDP up to 2026-09-30
Per million 90 d
–
last 90 days
Civilians
–
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
0
Population
0.8 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 1
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level0
Nothing in the open sources stands out.
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Refugees who fled
7 334
Confirmed outages, places, 24 h
1
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Bhutan, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-09-30
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 0%
- Non-state conflict · 0%
- Against civilians · 0%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- –
- 2026-09
- Share in food crisis
- –
- 2026-09
- Undernourishment
- –
- 2024
- Refugees who fled
- 7,334
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- –
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- –
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- –
- 2026-10-21
- GDP per person
- $4,493
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
FEWS NET does not cover this country.
Latest incidents of organised violence0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-09-30
Conflicts, 90 days0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days0
None in the last 30 days.
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Thimphu
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 21 | 8…20 | 0.2 mm | 33 km/h | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 8…20 | 0.0 mm | 33 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7…19 | 0.0 mm | 33 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5…19 | 0.0 mm | 34 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5…20 | 0.0 mm | 33 km/h | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 9…21 | 0.0 mm | 33 km/h | |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 8…21 | 0.0 mm | 33 km/h |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Food prices in markets1
| Item | Price | USD | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat flour / KG | 101.57 BTN | 1.30 | +45% |
Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2022-06); change against the same month a year before.
WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Disasters since 20004
Tropical cyclones
- Tropical Cyclone REMAL-24 · May 25, 2024 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 102 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone SITRANG-22 · Oct 23, 2022 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 83 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone AMPHAN-20 · May 16, 2020 · Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 269 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone FANI-19 · Apr 27, 2019 · Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 250 km/h)
GDACS (orange and red alerts since 2000)