Somalia Tension Score
building record · 49 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Somalia, 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 Somalia stands
#22 of 197 countries today, #3 of 53 in Africa (region score 64). Tension is easing this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Somalia news pulse
31 headlines in 30 days · newest firstEvery story the engine read that names Somalia, 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 Somalia’s tension score
last 30 days- 42 headlines in 30 days — 0.22% of everything the engine read, in line with the previous 30 days (29).
- 50% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 36% scored as high-tension stories.
- Conflicts on the roster: Somali Civil War (dormant).
- Region: Africa reads 64 today; it carries 15% of this score.
Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about Somalia) 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.
Somalia tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 38.4 | Calm | 12 | 6 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 32.2 | Calm | 40 | 21 | 31 |
| September 2026 | 19.5 | Calm | 19 | 3 | 13 |
Record for Somalia began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the Somalia 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 Somalia
Is Somalia in a war right now?
Yes, by our roster: Somali Civil War. Status is updated on every full cycle.
Is tension in Somalia rising or falling?
Easing: down 6 points in 7 days.
How does Somalia compare with the rest of Africa?
Below its region: Somalia reads 36 against 64 for Africa, ranking #3 of 53 there.
Keep exploring
Same region
Sudan 54 · South Sudan 44 · Ethiopia 35 · Eritrea 34 · Nigeria 31 · Algeria 30
The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Africa · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
Somalia and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamAl-Shabaab and the sea lanes. Somalia’s insurgency has run for nearly two decades, and its coast borders the shipping route Houthi attacks pushed ships towards. Piracy returns when the navy patrols leave.
What our engine watches in Somalia
- Al-Shabaab attacks and offensives
- Piracy incidents
- Somaliland recognition and Ethiopian port deals
Indexes to follow: Shipping Stress.