Mexico Tension Score
indexed · 49 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Mexico, 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 Mexico stands
#37 of 197 countries today, #3 of 35 in Americas (region score 51). Tension is steady this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Mexico news pulse
60 headlines in 30 days · newest firstEvery story the engine read that names Mexico, 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 Mexico’s tension score
last 30 days- 128 headlines in 30 days — 0.67% of everything the engine read, up sharply on the previous 30 days (85).
- 33% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 8% scored as high-tension stories.
- Conflicts on the roster: Mexican Drug War (dormant).
- Region: Americas reads 51 today; it carries 15% of this score.
Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about Mexico) 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.
Mexico tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 31.0 | Calm | 11 | 2 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 24.9 | Calm | 143 | 48 | 31 |
| September 2026 | 18.1 | Calm | 59 | 4 | 13 |
Record for Mexico began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the Mexico 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 Mexico
Is Mexico in a war right now?
Yes, by our roster: Mexican Drug War. Status is updated on every full cycle.
Is tension in Mexico rising or falling?
Rising: up 1 points in 7 days.
How does Mexico compare with the rest of Americas?
Below its region: Mexico reads 31 against 51 for Americas, ranking #3 of 35 there.
Keep exploring
Same region
United States 56 · Haiti 33 · Canada 28 · El Salvador 27 · Colombia 24 · Venezuela 23
The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Americas · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
Mexico and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamCartel war on America’s doorstep. Mexico’s drug war kills tens of thousands a year and now involves US threats of direct action. Its border, its factories and its migrants make it inseparable from US politics.
What our engine watches in Mexico
- Cartel violence and US pressure
- Tariffs and factory investment
- Migration and border enforcement
- Peso moves
Indexes to follow: Currency Stress · Supply Chain Risk.