Estonia Tension Score
building record · 49 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Estonia, 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 Estonia stands
#16 of 197 countries today, #4 of 49 in Europe (region score 53). Tension is steady this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Estonia news pulse
12 headlines in 30 days · newest firstEvery story the engine read that names Estonia, 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 Estonia’s tension score
last 30 days- 16 headlines in 30 days — 0.08% of everything the engine read, in line with the previous 30 days (18).
- 100% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 56% scored as high-tension stories.
- Conflicts on the roster: none. Estonia is not a party to any conflict our engine tracks right now.
- Region: Europe reads 53 today; it carries 15% of this score.
Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about Estonia) 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.
Estonia tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 39.0 | Calm | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 30.9 | Calm | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| September 2026 | 9.8 | Calm | 11 | 6 | 13 |
Record for Estonia began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the Estonia 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 Europe 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 Estonia
Is Estonia in a war right now?
Not on our roster. Estonia is not a party to any tracked conflict; the engine flags new candidates automatically when coverage repeats.
Is tension in Estonia rising or falling?
Rising: up 2 points in 7 days.
How does Estonia compare with the rest of Europe?
Below its region: Estonia reads 42 against 53 for Europe, ranking #4 of 49 there.
Keep exploring
Same region
Ukraine 69 · Russia 66 · Bulgaria 43 · France 38 · Romania 38 · United Kingdom 33
The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Europe · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
Estonia and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamThe digital front line. Estonia is NATO’s most exposed member and its cyber-defence centre. Cable cuts in the Baltic Sea and Russian jamming are its tension signals.
What our engine watches in Estonia
- Baltic Sea cable and shipping incidents
- Cyber attacks
- Border security
Indexes to follow: Shipping Stress · AI Risk.