Haiti · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Haiti: how tense is it right now?
11.1% of the news located in Haiti this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #16 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is far above its usual level (92 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity11.1%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#16of 74 countries
Vs its own history92far above its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.43%weighed by severity
Haiti · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 9 January 2022)
The tensest weeks for Haiti since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 9 January 2022 | 24.4% | — |
| 7 July 2021 | 20.4% | — |
| 26 December 2023 | 18.0% | — |
| 15 August 2023 | 16.1% | — |
| 9 August 2021 | 15.7% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.7% | 15.1% | #29 |
| 2025 | 7.4% | 13.1% | #27 |
| 2024 | 7.8% | 15.1% | #25 |
| 2023 | 8.4% | 18.0% | #23 |
| 2022 | 8.8% | 24.4% | #25 |
| 2021 | 8.1% | 20.4% | #25 |
| 2020 | 6.0% | 14.5% | #34 |
| 2019 | 5.1% | 14.6% | #50 |
| 2018 | 4.0% | 8.0% | #62 |
| 2017 | 3.8% | 7.8% | #64 |
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How tense is Haiti right now?
11.1% of the news located in Haiti over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #16 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Haiti more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Haiti is far above its usual level: it has been calmer on 92% of days.
When was Haiti most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 24.4%, in the 7 days to 9 January 2022.
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