Sao Tome and Principe Tension Score
building record · 4 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Sao Tome and Principe, built by our own engine from 2,698 world headlines in the last 30 days. Refreshed every 10 minutes; a fresh headline count twice a day.
Where Sao Tome and Principe stands
#96 of 197 countries today, #41 of 53 in Africa (region score 72). Tension is steady this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Sao Tome and Principe news pulse
rolling 30 daysWhat is driving Sao Tome and Principe’s tension score
last 30 daysQuiet. Not one of the 2,698 world headlines our engine read in the last 30 days mentioned Sao Tome and Principe. The score you see is the regional baseline: Africa at 72, weighted 15%.
Quiet is information too. The moment Sao Tome and Principe enters the world news, this page moves within 12 hours and the number climbs with every headline that follows.
- Conflicts on the roster: none. Sao Tome and Principe is not a party to any conflict our engine tracks right now.
Sao Tome and Principe tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 10.8 | Calm | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Record for Sao Tome and Principe began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the Sao Tome and Principe 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 Africa 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 Sao Tome and Principe
Is Sao Tome and Principe in a war right now?
Not on our roster. Sao Tome and Principe is not a party to any tracked conflict; the engine flags new candidates automatically when coverage repeats.
Is tension in Sao Tome and Principe rising or falling?
Too early to say — the 7-day change appears once a week of data exists.
How does Sao Tome and Principe compare with the rest of Africa?
Below its region: Sao Tome and Principe reads 11 against 72 for Africa, ranking #41 of 53 there.
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The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Africa · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
Sao Tome and Principe and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamGulf of Guinea islands. Sao Tome appears rarely, usually in maritime security or election stories.
What our engine watches in Sao Tome and Principe
- Elections