Colombia Tension Score
building record · 49 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Colombia, built by our own engine from 19,188 world headlines in the last 30 days. Refreshed every 10 minutes; a fresh headline count twice a day.
Where Colombia stands
#67 of 197 countries today, #6 of 35 in Americas (region score 51). Tension is easing this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Colombia news pulse
36 headlines in 30 days · newest firstEvery story the engine read that names Colombia, its capital or its leaders. Links go to the original outlet; the badge is the engine’s own 0–100 tension weight. This list is what moves the number above.
What is driving Colombia’s tension score
last 30 days- 38 headlines in 30 days — 0.2% of everything the engine read, in line with the previous 30 days (30).
- 37% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 13% scored as high-tension stories.
- Conflicts on the roster: Colombian Conflict (dormant).
- Region: Americas reads 51 today; it carries 15% of this score.
Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about Colombia) is the biggest input at 30%. Violence and high-tension share tell you what kind of talk it is. A country can be loud and calm — an election, a summit — or quiet and dangerous. The mix is the point.
Colombia tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 24.6 | Calm | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 19.9 | Calm | 37 | 13 | 31 |
| September 2026 | 16.3 | Calm | 28 | 2 | 13 |
Record for Colombia began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the Colombia 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 Americas 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 Colombia
Is Colombia in a war right now?
Yes, by our roster: Colombian Conflict. Status is updated on every full cycle.
Is tension in Colombia rising or falling?
Easing: down 3 points in 7 days.
How does Colombia compare with the rest of Americas?
Below its region: Colombia reads 24 against 51 for Americas, ranking #6 of 35 there.
Keep exploring
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The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Americas · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
Colombia and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamPeace, half-finished. Colombia signed peace with the FARC but still fights dissidents, the ELN and cartels. Cocaine output is at record highs, and Venezuela’s crisis spills across its border.
What our engine watches in Colombia
- Guerrilla and cartel violence
- Peace talks
- Venezuela border