Qatar Tension Score
building record · 49 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Qatar, 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 Qatar stands
#14 of 197 countries today, #9 of 16 in Middle East (region score 78). Tension is rising this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Qatar news pulse
60 headlines in 30 days · newest firstEvery story the engine read that names Qatar, 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 Qatar’s tension score
last 30 days- 129 headlines in 30 days — 0.67% of everything the engine read, up sharply on the previous 30 days (55).
- 52% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 60% scored as high-tension stories.
- Conflicts on the roster: none. Qatar is not a party to any conflict our engine tracks right now.
- Region: Middle East reads 78 today; it carries 15% of this score.
Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about Qatar) 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.
Qatar tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 42.4 | Stable | 35 | 25 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 33.5 | Calm | 105 | 45 | 31 |
| September 2026 | 26.4 | Calm | 44 | 12 | 13 |
Record for Qatar began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the Qatar 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 Middle East 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 Qatar
Is Qatar in a war right now?
Not on our roster. Qatar is not a party to any tracked conflict; the engine flags new candidates automatically when coverage repeats.
Is tension in Qatar rising or falling?
Rising: up 3 points in 7 days.
How does Qatar compare with the rest of Middle East?
Below its region: Qatar reads 43 against 78 for Middle East, ranking #9 of 16 there.
Keep exploring
Same region
Yemen 69 · Iran 67 · Israel 67 · Palestine 55 · Saudi Arabia 55 · Syria 48
The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Middle East · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
Qatar and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamThe mediator with gas. Qatar is a top exporter of liquefied natural gas and the region’s go-to negotiator, hosting talks between enemies who will not meet anywhere else. Its headlines are diplomacy first, energy second.
What our engine watches in Qatar
- Ceasefire and hostage talks it hosts
- LNG supply and Hormuz transit
- Disputes with Gulf neighbours
Indexes to follow: Energy Security · Shipping Stress.