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Netherlands Tension Score

building record · 49 days on file

Live 0–100 tension reading for Netherlands, 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.

17
Calm
7d -1 · 30d +3

Where Netherlands stands

#101 of 197 countries today, #30 of 49 in Europe (region score 53). Tension is steady this week.

Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.

Netherlands news pulse

40 headlines in 30 days · newest first
EU says fridge attacks 'deliberate attempt to disrupt' bloc's food supply
France24 · 3 November 2026 conflicttradefinance
35 · Moderate
Refrigeration cyberattacks highlight risks of connecting industry to the internet
France24 · 3 November 2026 conflictfinancegeopolitics
35 · Moderate
Dutch police offer record €2m reward in hunt for drug lord
BBC World · 3 November 2026 conflictgeopolitics
20 · Low
Netherlands offers €2m bounty for capture of cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers
Straits Times · 2 November 2026 geopolitics
23 · Low
French protesters burn US, Israeli flags in Lyon as masses rally across country
Times Israel · 1 November 2026 tradegeopolitics
29 · Low
A third weekend of protests in France as youth-led rallies sweep Europe
CNBC World · 1 November 2026 trade
26 · Low
Dutch authorities rescue 38 people adrift in rubber boat
Al Jazeera · 1 November 2026 geopolitics
23 · Low
Netherlands coast guard rescues 38 people adrift in a rubber boat
ABC Intl · 1 November 2026 geopolitics
20 · Low
European Gas Tops 101 Euros for First Time Since 2022
OilPrice · 31 October 2026 energy
26 · Low
At a new Amsterdam museum, humans are caged as dead animals hang and roam around them
ABC Intl · 30 October 2026 geopolitics
23 · Low
Rembrandt's masterpieces become tattoos in the Netherlands
Euronews · 30 October 2026 geopolitics
20 · Low
Dutch pledge Ukraine reconstruction support as Zelenskiy visits
Straits Times · 28 October 2026 tradegeopolitics
43 · Moderate
Zookeeper dies after being attacked by leopard, safari park says
CBS World · 28 October 2026 conflict
32 · Low
Defense Department selects Poland for new PAC-3 maintenance facility
Breaking Def · 28 October 2026 geopolitics
23 · Low
Dutch zookeeper dies after being mauled by leopard
BBC World · 28 October 2026 geopolitics
8 · Minimal
Dutch broadcaster pulls out of Eurovision over Israel ‘sensitivities’
Hindu Intl · 27 October 2026 geopolitics
35 · Moderate
In reversal, Holland pulls out of Eurovision citing ‘sensitivities’ over Israel
Times Israel · 27 October 2026 geopolitics
20 · Low
Netherlands makes U-turn over Eurovision return
BBC World · 27 October 2026 geopolitics
8 · Minimal
Europe's Natural Gas Prices Soar to Four-Year High as Winter Looms
OilPrice · 26 October 2026 energygeopolitics
23 · Low
European Natural Gas Prices Surge to Highest Level Since 2022
OilPrice · 23 October 2026 energygeopolitics
37 · Moderate
Scientists turned art detectives date van Gogh's 'Starry Night' to actual night sky in 1889
France24 · 23 October 2026 conflictgeopolitics
35 · Moderate
The internet has broken – again. Shouldn’t the tech firms that make billions from it pay to fix it? | Chris Stokel-Walker
Guardian Biz · 23 October 2026 geopolitics
24 · Low
Flaw in PHP computer language leads to shutdown of websites around world
Guardian Biz · 22 October 2026 geopolitics
36 · Moderate
Colombia seizes 7.6 tonnes of Netherlands-bound cocaine at Cartagena port
Euronews · 22 October 2026 tradegeopolitics
23 · Low
Australia claims second silver at track cycling world championships
ABC AU World · 18 October 2026 geopolitics
20 · Low
Europe’s Gas Prices Close to 2022 High as Hormuz LNG Flows Remain Limited
OilPrice · 16 October 2026 energygeopolitics
35 · Moderate
French cybersecurity authority warns attack may be ongoing as stores scramble to restock
ABC Intl · 15 October 2026 conflicttradefinance
47 · Moderate
Oshkosh adapts JLTV for Dutch military patrol vehicle
Defense News · 15 October 2026 geopolitics
35 · Moderate
Seeing pivotal election, Israelis fly from around world to vote
Al-Monitor · 14 October 2026 geopolitics
34 · Low
Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack
Guardian Biz · 13 October 2026 conflictfinancegeopolitics
35 · Moderate

Every story the engine read that names Netherlands, 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 Netherlands’s tension score

last 30 days
  • 41 headlines in 30 days — 0.21% of everything the engine read, down on the previous 30 days (64).
  • 32% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 17% scored as high-tension stories.
  • Conflicts on the roster: none. Netherlands 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 Netherlands) 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.

Netherlands tension month by month

average score, headline counts
MonthAvg scoreZoneHeadlinesViolentDays
November 202618.4Calm825
October 202617.7Calm471331
September 202614.5Calm50813

Record for Netherlands began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.

How the Netherlands 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 Netherlands

Is Netherlands in a war right now?

Not on our roster. Netherlands is not a party to any tracked conflict; the engine flags new candidates automatically when coverage repeats.

Is tension in Netherlands rising or falling?

Easing: down 1 points in 7 days.

How does Netherlands compare with the rest of Europe?

Below its region: Netherlands reads 17 against 53 for Europe, ranking #30 of 49 there.

Keep exploring

Netherlands and world tension: the long view

evergreen · World Tension Meter team

Rotterdam. Europe’s largest port sits in the Netherlands, so freight, fuel and sanctions enforcement all pass through Dutch hands. The country also makes the machines the chip industry runs on, which puts it inside the US-China technology contest.

What our engine watches in Netherlands

  • Rotterdam volumes and port disruptions
  • Chip export controls and their enforcement
  • Coalition politics

Indexes to follow: Shipping Stress · Supply Chain Risk.