Country Tension Map
179 of 197 countries in the news · 2026-11-05Every country scored 0–100 from what the world’s news said about it in the last 30 days — 19,188 headlines read by our own engine. Tap a country for its page. Grey means no headline mentioned it.
Colours: same five zones as every WTM index. Map outlines: svgMap by Stephan Wagner, MIT licence.
Every country in the news, ranked
179 countries · live| # | Country | Region | Score | Zone | Headlines 30d | Violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | Europe | 69 | High Tension | 1161 | 64% |
| 2 | Yemen | Middle East | 69 | High Tension | 576 | 70% |
| 3 | Iran | Middle East | 67 | Moderate | 1577 | 61% |
| 4 | Israel | Middle East | 67 | Moderate | 1194 | 44% |
| 5 | Russia | Europe | 66 | Moderate | 1491 | 45% |
| 6 | United States | Americas | 56 | Moderate | 4538 | 32% |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East | 55 | Moderate | 628 | 71% |
| 8 | Palestine | Middle East | 55 | Moderate | 599 | 55% |
| 9 | Sudan | Africa | 54 | Stable | 206 | 64% |
| 10 | Syria | Middle East | 48 | Stable | 95 | 59% |
| 11 | Kuwait | Middle East | 47 | Stable | 15 | 80% |
| 12 | Turkey | Middle East | 44 | Stable | 229 | 34% |
| 13 | South Sudan | Africa | 44 | Stable | 16 | 75% |
| 14 | Qatar | Middle East | 43 | Stable | 129 | 52% |
| 15 | Bulgaria | Europe | 43 | Stable | 61 | 75% |
| 16 | Estonia | Europe | 42 | Stable | 16 | 100% |
| 17 | Jordan | Middle East | 40 | Stable | 27 | 78% |
| 18 | Egypt | Middle East | 39 | Calm | 127 | 45% |
| 19 | Lebanon | Middle East | 39 | Calm | 102 | 38% |
| 20 | France | Europe | 38 | Calm | 737 | 31% |
| 21 | Romania | Europe | 38 | Calm | 22 | 68% |
| 22 | Pakistan | Asia-Pacific | 36 | Calm | 177 | 37% |
| 23 | Somalia | Africa | 36 | Calm | 42 | 50% |
| 24 | Ethiopia | Africa | 35 | Calm | 110 | 43% |
| 25 | Eritrea | Africa | 34 | Calm | 36 | 56% |
| 26 | United Kingdom | Europe | 33 | Calm | 1046 | 15% |
| 27 | India | Asia-Pacific | 33 | Calm | 426 | 17% |
| 28 | North Korea | Asia-Pacific | 33 | Calm | 203 | 30% |
| 29 | Poland | Europe | 33 | Calm | 141 | 38% |
| 30 | Haiti | Americas | 33 | Calm | 43 | 47% |
| 31 | Belgium | Europe | 32 | Calm | 77 | 43% |
| 32 | Oman | Middle East | 32 | Calm | 46 | 46% |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East | 31 | Calm | 147 | 40% |
| 34 | Mexico | Americas | 31 | Calm | 128 | 33% |
| 35 | Nigeria | Africa | 31 | Calm | 83 | 25% |
| 36 | Afghanistan | Asia-Pacific | 31 | Calm | 79 | 25% |
| 37 | Finland | Europe | 31 | Calm | 34 | 41% |
| 38 | Spain | Europe | 30 | Calm | 216 | 39% |
| 39 | Algeria | Africa | 30 | Calm | 17 | 35% |
| 40 | Cameroon | Africa | 30 | Calm | 9 | 56% |
| 41 | Luxembourg | Europe | 30 | Calm | 7 | 100% |
| 42 | China | Asia-Pacific | 29 | Calm | 730 | 14% |
| 43 | Rwanda | Africa | 29 | Calm | 42 | 5% |
| 44 | Canada | Americas | 28 | Calm | 256 | 24% |
| 45 | Norway | Europe | 28 | Calm | 71 | 31% |
| 46 | Iraq | Middle East | 28 | Calm | 67 | 18% |
| 47 | Djibouti | Africa | 28 | Calm | 40 | 40% |
| 48 | Armenia | Europe | 28 | Calm | 30 | 40% |
| 49 | Bahrain | Middle East | 28 | Calm | 13 | 23% |
| 50 | Albania | Europe | 27 | Calm | 52 | 54% |
| 51 | El Salvador | Americas | 27 | Calm | 26 | 58% |
| 52 | Tanzania | Africa | 27 | Calm | 13 | 54% |
| 53 | Australia | Asia-Pacific | 26 | Calm | 439 | 23% |
| 54 | South Korea | Asia-Pacific | 26 | Calm | 130 | 34% |
| 55 | Greece | Europe | 26 | Calm | 97 | 23% |
| 56 | Belarus | Europe | 26 | Calm | 32 | 25% |
| 57 | Germany | Europe | 25 | Calm | 256 | 25% |
| 58 | DR Congo | Africa | 25 | Calm | 90 | 22% |
| 59 | Serbia | Europe | 25 | Calm | 83 | 23% |
| 60 | Sweden | Europe | 25 | Calm | 51 | 27% |
| 61 | Libya | Africa | 25 | Calm | 31 | 16% |
| 62 | Japan | Asia-Pacific | 24 | Calm | 171 | 22% |
| 63 | Kenya | Africa | 24 | Calm | 93 | 19% |
| 64 | Singapore | Asia-Pacific | 24 | Calm | 51 | 25% |
| 65 | Colombia | Americas | 24 | Calm | 38 | 37% |
| 66 | Myanmar | Asia-Pacific | 24 | Calm | 35 | 23% |
| 67 | Maldives | Asia-Pacific | 24 | Calm | 19 | 37% |
| 68 | Venezuela | Americas | 23 | Calm | 93 | 4% |
| 69 | Indonesia | Asia-Pacific | 23 | Calm | 92 | 27% |
| 70 | Laos | Asia-Pacific | 23 | Calm | 20 | 10% |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | Africa | 23 | Calm | 11 | 18% |
| 72 | Georgia | Europe | 23 | Calm | 5 | 80% |
| 73 | Cuba | Americas | 22 | Calm | 113 | 12% |
| 74 | Morocco | Africa | 22 | Calm | 47 | 11% |
| 75 | Philippines | Asia-Pacific | 22 | Calm | 41 | 20% |
| 76 | Uganda | Africa | 22 | Calm | 39 | 15% |
| 77 | Bangladesh | Asia-Pacific | 22 | Calm | 34 | 21% |
| 78 | Ecuador | Americas | 22 | Calm | 22 | 14% |
| 79 | Belize | Americas | 22 | Calm | 13 | 0% |
| 80 | Taiwan | Asia-Pacific | 21 | Calm | 103 | 17% |
| 81 | Ireland | Europe | 21 | Calm | 71 | 32% |
| 82 | Senegal | Africa | 21 | Calm | 35 | 14% |
| 83 | Czechia | Europe | 21 | Calm | 29 | 14% |
| 84 | Portugal | Europe | 20 | Calm | 43 | 14% |
| 85 | Peru | Americas | 20 | Calm | 26 | 23% |
| 86 | Lithuania | Europe | 20 | Calm | 14 | 21% |
| 87 | Brazil | Americas | 19 | Calm | 256 | 5% |
| 88 | Italy | Europe | 19 | Calm | 145 | 21% |
| 89 | South Africa | Africa | 19 | Calm | 139 | 18% |
| 90 | Panama | Americas | 19 | Calm | 44 | 20% |
| 91 | New Zealand | Asia-Pacific | 19 | Calm | 42 | 17% |
| 92 | Nepal | Asia-Pacific | 19 | Calm | 41 | 37% |
| 93 | Thailand | Asia-Pacific | 19 | Calm | 37 | 24% |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | Europe | 19 | Calm | 36 | 3% |
| 95 | Paraguay | Americas | 19 | Calm | 22 | 5% |
| 96 | Turkmenistan | Asia-Pacific | 19 | Calm | 9 | 33% |
| 97 | Mauritania | Africa | 19 | Calm | 3 | 100% |
| 98 | Cyprus | Europe | 18 | Calm | 24 | 8% |
| 99 | Uzbekistan | Asia-Pacific | 18 | Calm | 22 | 14% |
| 100 | Austria | Europe | 18 | Calm | 17 | 29% |
| 101 | Denmark | Europe | 17 | Calm | 53 | 28% |
| 102 | Netherlands | Europe | 17 | Calm | 41 | 32% |
| 103 | Central African Republic | Africa | 17 | Calm | 6 | 50% |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | Africa | 17 | Calm | 5 | 0% |
| 105 | Niger | Africa | 17 | Calm | 1 | 0% |
| 106 | Mali | Africa | 17 | Calm | 1 | 100% |
| 107 | Argentina | Americas | 16 | Calm | 64 | 9% |
| 108 | Chile | Americas | 16 | Calm | 28 | 7% |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | Asia-Pacific | 16 | Calm | 26 | 4% |
| 110 | Latvia | Europe | 16 | Calm | 15 | 13% |
| 111 | Vietnam | Asia-Pacific | 16 | Calm | 12 | 25% |
| 112 | Madagascar | Africa | 16 | Calm | 8 | 0% |
| 113 | Tunisia | Africa | 16 | Calm | 6 | 33% |
| 114 | Montenegro | Europe | 16 | Calm | 5 | 40% |
| 115 | Togo | Africa | 16 | Calm | 3 | 67% |
| 116 | Hungary | Europe | 15 | Calm | 31 | 16% |
| 117 | Tajikistan | Asia-Pacific | 15 | Calm | 8 | 12% |
| 118 | Fiji | Asia-Pacific | 15 | Calm | 8 | 25% |
| 119 | Gambia | Africa | 15 | Calm | 6 | 33% |
| 120 | Vatican City | Europe | 14 | Calm | 161 | 5% |
| 121 | Guyana | Americas | 14 | Calm | 14 | 14% |
| 122 | Croatia | Europe | 14 | Calm | 8 | 0% |
| 123 | Bolivia | Americas | 14 | Calm | 8 | 38% |
| 124 | Sri Lanka | Asia-Pacific | 13 | Calm | 27 | 19% |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | Africa | 13 | Calm | 24 | 12% |
| 126 | Mozambique | Africa | 13 | Calm | 6 | 33% |
| 127 | Kosovo | Europe | 13 | Calm | 4 | 25% |
| 128 | Monaco | Europe | 13 | Calm | 4 | 50% |
| 129 | Guatemala | Americas | 12 | Calm | 8 | 12% |
| 130 | Ivory Coast | Africa | 12 | Calm | 4 | 25% |
| 131 | Iceland | Europe | 12 | Calm | 3 | 33% |
| 132 | Switzerland | Europe | 11 | Calm | 38 | 5% |
| 133 | Malaysia | Asia-Pacific | 11 | Calm | 25 | 8% |
| 134 | Slovakia | Europe | 11 | Calm | 6 | 0% |
| 135 | Mauritius | Africa | 11 | Calm | 5 | 0% |
| 136 | Bahamas | Americas | 10 | Calm | 16 | 6% |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | 10 | Calm | 11 | 9% |
| 138 | Gabon | Africa | 10 | Calm | 9 | 0% |
| 139 | Ghana | Africa | 10 | Calm | 8 | 12% |
| 140 | Angola | Africa | 10 | Calm | 6 | 0% |
| 141 | Seychelles | Africa | 10 | Calm | 6 | 0% |
| 142 | Zambia | Africa | 10 | Calm | 4 | 0% |
| 143 | Sierra Leone | Africa | 10 | Calm | 3 | 0% |
| 144 | Benin | Africa | 10 | Calm | 2 | 0% |
| 145 | Botswana | Africa | 10 | Calm | 2 | 0% |
| 146 | Chad | Africa | 10 | Calm | 1 | 0% |
| 147 | Sao Tome and Principe | Africa | 10 | Calm | 1 | 0% |
| 148 | Comoros | Africa | 10 | Calm | 1 | 0% |
| 149 | Namibia | Africa | 10 | Calm | 1 | 0% |
| 150 | Cambodia | Asia-Pacific | 9 | Calm | 33 | 3% |
| 151 | Mongolia | Asia-Pacific | 9 | Calm | 5 | 20% |
| 152 | Antigua and Barbuda | Americas | 8 | Calm | 18 | 0% |
| 153 | Costa Rica | Americas | 8 | Calm | 15 | 0% |
| 154 | Uruguay | Americas | 8 | Calm | 10 | 0% |
| 155 | Timor-Leste | Asia-Pacific | 8 | Calm | 5 | 0% |
| 156 | Suriname | Americas | 8 | Calm | 4 | 0% |
| 157 | Malta | Europe | 8 | Calm | 2 | 0% |
| 158 | Grenada | Americas | 8 | Calm | 2 | 0% |
| 159 | Andorra | Europe | 8 | Calm | 1 | 0% |
| 160 | Dominican Republic | Americas | 8 | Calm | 1 | 100% |
| 161 | Barbados | Americas | 8 | Calm | 1 | 0% |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | Asia-Pacific | 7 | Calm | 9 | 0% |
| 163 | Bhutan | Asia-Pacific | 7 | Calm | 7 | 0% |
| 164 | Samoa | Asia-Pacific | 7 | Calm | 6 | 0% |
| 165 | Kyrgyzstan | Asia-Pacific | 7 | Calm | 5 | 0% |
| 166 | Kiribati | Asia-Pacific | 7 | Calm | 5 | 0% |
| 167 | Vanuatu | Asia-Pacific | 7 | Calm | 4 | 0% |
| 168 | Tonga | Asia-Pacific | 7 | Calm | 4 | 0% |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | Asia-Pacific | 7 | Calm | 1 | 0% |
| 170 | Nauru | Asia-Pacific | 7 | Calm | 1 | 0% |
| 171 | Equatorial Guinea | Africa | 6 | Calm | 4 | 0% |
| 172 | Malawi | Africa | 6 | Calm | 3 | 0% |
| 173 | Liberia | Africa | 6 | Calm | 2 | 100% |
| 174 | Nicaragua | Americas | 4 | Calm | 4 | 0% |
| 175 | Moldova | Europe | 4 | Calm | 2 | 50% |
| 176 | Jamaica | Americas | 4 | Calm | 2 | 0% |
| 177 | Slovenia | Europe | 4 | Calm | 1 | 0% |
| 178 | Trinidad and Tobago | Americas | 4 | Calm | 1 | 0% |
| 179 | Tuvalu | Asia-Pacific | 3 | Calm | 2 | 0% |
Every country by region
Middle East
Yemen 69 · Iran 67 · Israel 67 · Saudi Arabia 55 · Palestine 55 · Syria 48 · Kuwait 47 · Turkey 44 · Qatar 43 · Jordan 40 · Egypt 39 · Lebanon 39 · Oman 32 · United Arab Emirates 31 · Iraq 28 · Bahrain 28
Europe
Ukraine 69 · Russia 66 · Bulgaria 43 · Estonia 42 · France 38 · Romania 38 · United Kingdom 33 · Poland 33 · Belgium 32 · Finland 31 · Spain 30 · Luxembourg 30 · Norway 28 · Armenia 28 · Albania 27 · Greece 26 · Belarus 26 · Germany 25 · Serbia 25 · Sweden 25 · Georgia 23 · Ireland 21 · Czechia 21 · Portugal 20 · Lithuania 20 · Italy 19 · Azerbaijan 19 · Cyprus 18 · Austria 18 · Denmark 17 · Netherlands 17 · Latvia 16 · Montenegro 16 · Hungary 15 · Vatican City 14 · Croatia 14 · Kosovo 13 · Monaco 13 · Iceland 12 · Switzerland 11 · Slovakia 11 · Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 · Malta 8 · Andorra 8 · North Macedonia 8 · San Marino 8 · Liechtenstein 8 · Moldova 4 · Slovenia 4
Africa
Sudan 54 · South Sudan 44 · Somalia 36 · Ethiopia 35 · Eritrea 34 · Nigeria 31 · Algeria 30 · Cameroon 30 · Rwanda 29 · Djibouti 28 · Tanzania 27 · DR Congo 25 · Libya 25 · Kenya 24 · Zimbabwe 23 · Morocco 22 · Uganda 22 · Senegal 21 · South Africa 19 · Mauritania 19 · Central African Republic 17 · Burkina Faso 17 · Niger 17 · Mali 17 · Madagascar 16 · Tunisia 16 · Togo 16 · Gambia 15 · Guinea-Bissau 13 · Mozambique 13 · Ivory Coast 12 · Mauritius 11 · Gabon 10 · Ghana 10 · Angola 10 · Seychelles 10 · Zambia 10 · Sierra Leone 10 · Benin 10 · Botswana 10 · Chad 10 · Sao Tome and Principe 10 · Comoros 10 · Namibia 10 · Republic of the Congo 10 · Guinea 10 · Cape Verde 10 · Lesotho 10 · Eswatini 10 · Equatorial Guinea 6 · Malawi 6 · Liberia 6 · Burundi 6
Asia-Pacific
Pakistan 36 · India 33 · North Korea 33 · Afghanistan 31 · China 29 · Australia 26 · South Korea 26 · Japan 24 · Singapore 24 · Myanmar 24 · Maldives 24 · Indonesia 23 · Laos 23 · Philippines 22 · Bangladesh 22 · Taiwan 21 · New Zealand 19 · Nepal 19 · Thailand 19 · Turkmenistan 19 · Uzbekistan 18 · Kazakhstan 16 · Vietnam 16 · Tajikistan 15 · Fiji 15 · Sri Lanka 13 · Malaysia 11 · Cambodia 9 · Mongolia 9 · Timor-Leste 8 · Marshall Islands 8 · Papua New Guinea 7 · Bhutan 7 · Samoa 7 · Kyrgyzstan 7 · Kiribati 7 · Vanuatu 7 · Tonga 7 · Solomon Islands 7 · Nauru 7 · Brunei 7 · Micronesia 7 · Palau 7 · Tuvalu 3
Americas
United States 56 · Haiti 33 · Mexico 31 · Canada 28 · El Salvador 27 · Colombia 24 · Venezuela 23 · Cuba 22 · Ecuador 22 · Belize 22 · Peru 20 · Brazil 19 · Panama 19 · Paraguay 19 · Argentina 16 · Chile 16 · Guyana 14 · Bolivia 14 · Guatemala 12 · Bahamas 10 · Antigua and Barbuda 8 · Costa Rica 8 · Uruguay 8 · Suriname 8 · Grenada 8 · Dominican Republic 8 · Barbados 8 · Honduras 8 · Saint Lucia 8 · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8 · Dominica 8 · Saint Kitts and Nevis 8 · Nicaragua 4 · Jamaica 4 · Trinidad and Tobago 4
How country scores work
The world’s attention, measured. The engine reads 41 public news feeds twice a day and counts every headline that names a country, its capital, its leaders or its demonym. Ukraine leads today at 69.
What makes a score. Attention 30%, violent share 25%, high-tension share 15%, roster conflicts 15%, region score 15%, plus a momentum nudge. Same scale, same zones, same fear physics as the World Tension Index.
Permanent pages, released one a day. Every country has a page from day one and its own news pulse. Pages are released to search engines one per day once the record is 30 days old — conflict countries first — and only with at least 20 headlines in a month. 19 released so far, 49 days into the record.
Free data: countries.json (every country, every 10 minutes) · CC BY 4.0 · informational only, not advice.