Headline index
Share of South American local-press coverage that is about geopolitical risk, normalized so the 2016‑2024 mean = 100 (30‑day average, shown weekly). Dotted lines mark major regional events.
Country‑specific index
Each country's own geopolitical risk, normalized to its own 2016‑2024 mean = 100. A value of 150 means risk coverage 50% above that country's normal. Pick any country:
Levels are comparable to each country's own history, not across countries. Guyana and Suriname have thin local press, so their series are noisier. For cross‑country comparison use the coverage‑share file below.
By subregion
Share of South American geopolitical coverage by subregion — Southern Cone, Andean, Brazil, and the Guianas (weekly, 30‑day average).
Country ranking
Average share of daily South American geopolitical coverage, 2015‑2026. Brazil and the large Spanish‑language markets dominate the volume of coverage.
Download the data
All series are free to download as CSV, daily from 2015 to 2026, under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Headline index
Daily continent index + 30‑day average.
↓ CSV
Country coverage shares (all 12)
Cross‑country comparable conflict shares + 30‑day MA.
↓ CSV
By subregion
Four South American subregions, daily.
↓ CSV
Source: GDELT Project (Global Knowledge Graph, local South American outlets). Method follows Caldara & Iacoviello (2022). Built by Karim Iddouch.