Cuba · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Cuba: how tense is it right now?
4.3% of the news located in Cuba this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #52 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is around its usual level (50 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity4.3%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#52of 74 countries
Vs its own history50around its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.28%weighed by severity
Cuba · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 3 March 2026)
The tensest weeks for Cuba since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 3 March 2026 | 16.2% | — |
| 10 January 2026 | 14.4% | — |
| 26 May 2026 | 12.1% | — |
| 11 August 2022 | 10.8% | — |
| 30 October 2017 | 9.9% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.8% | 16.2% | #51 |
| 2025 | 4.8% | 7.1% | #51 |
| 2024 | 4.7% | 7.9% | #56 |
| 2023 | 4.5% | 7.7% | #56 |
| 2022 | 3.6% | 10.8% | #66 |
| 2021 | 4.4% | 6.5% | #56 |
| 2020 | 5.0% | 9.3% | #45 |
| 2019 | 3.8% | 7.1% | #61 |
| 2018 | 4.0% | 6.9% | #59 |
| 2017 | 4.2% | 9.9% | #63 |
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How tense is Cuba right now?
4.3% of the news located in Cuba over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #52 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Cuba more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Cuba is around its usual level: it has been calmer on 50% of days.
When was Cuba most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 16.2%, in the 7 days to 3 March 2026.
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