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Latvia geopolitical risk index

A daily, news-based measure of geopolitical risk for Latvia: conflict, threats, terrorism and tensions as reported in the news, from 1979 to 2026. Free to download and reuse under CC BY 4.0.

Data through 1 June 2026 · Updated monthly · Source: GDELT Project

Latvia in the European GPR Index

Data through 1 June 2026 · Explore the full European GPR Index

150.7
Index, June 2026 (own 2000–2019 average = 100)
143.4
Index, average of the last 90 days
+86%
Change vs the same 90 days a year earlier
24.8%
Conflict share of coverage, last 90 days · rank 7 of 40 in Europe

In June 2026, the European GPR Index for Latvia stood at 150.7, which is well above its long-run norm: risk coverage is about 51% higher than Latvia's 2000–2019 average. The 90-day average of 143.4 is higher than 96% of all 90-day periods since 2000. Since 2000, the highest monthly reading was 240.3 in July 2005. Over the last 90 days, 24.8% of Latvia's news-event coverage reported conflict or threat, ranking 7 of 40 countries in Europe on this cross-country comparable measure.

01002003004005001990200020102020baseline = 100

Monthly average of Latvia's own GPR index (2000–2019 average = 100), 1985 to 2026. Dashed line = the country's own baseline of 100. Early years rest on thinner news coverage and are noisier.

Download Latvia geopolitical risk data

The monthly file has one row per month and these columns: europe_gpr_index, europe_conflict_share_pct. Daily data for every country is in the regional files.

What the numbers mean

  • European GPR Index: built from the GDELT Event Database (1979–). The index is Latvia's own GPR index (2000–2019 average = 100): 150 means risk coverage 50% above Latvia's own normal. The conflict share is the share of Latvia's news-event coverage that reports conflict or threat, and it is the series to use for comparing countries.

All indices follow the geopolitical-risk definition of Caldara and Iacoviello (2022): the threat, realization and escalation of wars, terrorism and tensions between states and political actors. The full construction is on the methodology page.

How to cite

How to cite

Iddouch, K. (2026). GPR Data Hub: Daily geopolitical risk indices for MENA, Africa, Europe and South America [Data set]. https://karimiddouch.org/

@misc{iddouch2026gprhub,
  author       = {Iddouch, Karim},
  title        = {GPR Data Hub: Daily Geopolitical Risk Indices for MENA, Africa, Europe and South America},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://karimiddouch.org/}},
  note         = {Data set, CC BY 4.0, accessed YYYY-MM-DD}
}

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