Canada · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Canada: how tense is it right now?
3.6% of the news located in Canada this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #60 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is far below its usual level (2 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity3.6%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#60of 74 countries
Vs its own history2far below its usual level
Share of the world’s war news1.1%weighed by severity
In the news nowAll headlines
31 OctDIPLOMACYJaishankar, Anita Anand agree that Modi’s Canada visit in December will be ‘another building block’The Hindu31 OctECONOMICThe fight to save Canadian town threatened by Trump's tariffsBBC News31 OctWORLDCanada pledges 500 million euros toward Ukraine support loan amid 2027 budget shortfallKyiv IndependentCanada · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 5 February 2017)
The tensest weeks for Canada since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 5 February 2017 | 9.8% | — |
| 25 September 2023 | 9.2% | — |
| 17 February 2026 | 8.7% | — |
| 15 February 2023 | 8.3% | — |
| 25 April 2020 | 8.3% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.9% | 8.7% | #54 |
| 2025 | 4.6% | 6.7% | #54 |
| 2024 | 5.1% | 7.2% | #49 |
| 2023 | 5.6% | 9.2% | #45 |
| 2022 | 4.6% | 6.7% | #54 |
| 2021 | 5.0% | 7.2% | #47 |
| 2020 | 4.5% | 8.3% | #54 |
| 2019 | 4.7% | 6.5% | #48 |
| 2018 | 4.8% | 7.9% | #48 |
| 2017 | 5.2% | 9.8% | #49 |
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All countriesFrequently asked questions
How tense is Canada right now?
3.6% of the news located in Canada over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #60 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Canada more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Canada is far below its usual level: it has been calmer on 2% of days.
When was Canada most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 9.8%, in the 7 days to 5 February 2017.
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