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Argentina: how tense is it right now?

3.7% of the news located in Argentina this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #59 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is around its usual level (35 out of 100).

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Armed-conflict intensity3.7%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#59of 74 countries
Vs its own history35around its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.67%weighed by severity
Argentina · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
1.8%3.6%5.4%NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Argentina · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 23 June 2025)
3.1%6.1%9.2%201820192020202120222023202420252026
Week endingIntensityNearby event
23 June 202515.4%—
8 September 20229.0%—
13 October 20237.6%—
22 May 20237.2%—
12 August 20237.0%—
YearAverage intensityHighest weekTypical rank
20264.6%6.7%#57
20254.6%15.4%#57
20244.6%5.9%#56
20234.6%7.6%#56
20224.1%9.0%#61
20213.7%4.9%#64
20203.5%4.8%#64
20193.8%6.1%#61
20183.6%5.5%#62
20174.0%5.4%#61

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Frequently asked questions

How tense is Argentina right now?

3.7% of the news located in Argentina over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #59 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.

Is Argentina more tense than usual?

Compared with its own history since 2017, Argentina is around its usual level: it has been calmer on 35% of days.

When was Argentina most tense since 2017?

The highest reading was 15.4%, in the 7 days to 23 June 2025.

Which countries in Americas are the most tense right now?

Haiti (11.1%), Colombia (7.2%), Ecuador (6.0%).

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