Bahrain Tension Score
building record · 4 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Bahrain, built by our own engine from 2,698 world headlines in the last 30 days. Refreshed every 10 minutes; a fresh headline count twice a day.
Where Bahrain stands
#111 of 197 countries today, #15 of 16 in Middle East (region score 67). Tension is steady this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Bahrain news pulse
rolling 30 daysWhat is driving Bahrain’s tension score
last 30 daysQuiet. Not one of the 2,698 world headlines our engine read in the last 30 days mentioned Bahrain. The score you see is the regional baseline: Middle East at 67, weighted 15%.
Quiet is information too. The moment Bahrain enters the world news, this page moves within 12 hours and the number climbs with every headline that follows.
- Conflicts on the roster: none. Bahrain is not a party to any conflict our engine tracks right now.
Bahrain tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 10.0 | Calm | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Record for Bahrain began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the Bahrain score is built
Five inputs, fixed weights. Attention 30% (share of world coverage), violence 25% and high-tension share 15% (what kind of coverage), roster conflicts 15%, and the Middle East region score 15%. A momentum nudge (+6 / −4) rewards a country whose coverage is accelerating or fading.
Same physics as the world score. The number rises 85% of the way to its new level at once and falls no faster than 3 points a day — fear arrives fast and leaves slowly.
No third-party index inside. Every count comes from the 41 public news feeds our engine reads itself; the full method is on the methodology page. Data is free under CC BY 4.0 via the API.
Questions people ask about Bahrain
Is Bahrain in a war right now?
Not on our roster. Bahrain is not a party to any tracked conflict; the engine flags new candidates automatically when coverage repeats.
Is tension in Bahrain rising or falling?
Too early to say — the 7-day change appears once a week of data exists.
How does Bahrain compare with the rest of Middle East?
Below its region: Bahrain reads 10 against 67 for Middle East, ranking #15 of 16 there.
Keep exploring
Same region
Iran 66 · Israel 59 · Yemen 59 · Lebanon 49 · Saudi Arabia 46 · Palestine 41
The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Middle East · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
Bahrain and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamHome of the US Fifth Fleet. Bahrain is tiny, but the naval base that guards the Gulf is on its shore. Any threat to Gulf shipping is reported through it.
What our engine watches in Bahrain
- Naval incidents and base security
- Internal unrest and relations with Iran
Indexes to follow: Shipping Stress.