Malaysia Tension Score
building record · 49 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Malaysia, 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 Malaysia stands
#135 of 197 countries today, #27 of 44 in Asia-Pacific (region score 45). Tension is easing this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Malaysia news pulse
30 headlines in 30 days · newest firstEvery story the engine read that names Malaysia, 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 Malaysia’s tension score
last 30 days- 25 headlines in 30 days — 0.13% of everything the engine read, in line with the previous 30 days (34).
- 8% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 8% scored as high-tension stories.
- Conflicts on the roster: none. Malaysia is not a party to any conflict our engine tracks right now.
- Region: Asia-Pacific reads 45 today; it carries 15% of this score.
Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about Malaysia) 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.
Malaysia tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 12.4 | Calm | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 19.9 | Calm | 38 | 8 | 31 |
| September 2026 | 13.0 | Calm | 18 | 4 | 13 |
Record for Malaysia began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the Malaysia 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 Asia-Pacific 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 Malaysia
Is Malaysia in a war right now?
Not on our roster. Malaysia is not a party to any tracked conflict; the engine flags new candidates automatically when coverage repeats.
Is tension in Malaysia rising or falling?
Easing: down 11 points in 7 days.
How does Malaysia compare with the rest of Asia-Pacific?
Below its region: Malaysia reads 11 against 45 for Asia-Pacific, ranking #27 of 44 there.
Keep exploring
Same region
Pakistan 36 · North Korea 33 · India 33 · Afghanistan 31 · China 29 · South Korea 26
The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Asia-Pacific · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
Malaysia and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamStraits of Malacca. Malaysia shares the world’s busiest chokepoint with Singapore and Indonesia, exports palm oil and chips, and disputes the South China Sea.
What our engine watches in Malaysia
- Malacca shipping incidents
- South China Sea encounters
- Palm oil and chip trade
Indexes to follow: Shipping Stress · Food Security · Supply Chain Risk.