South Sudan Tension Score
building record · 49 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for South Sudan, 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 South Sudan stands
#13 of 197 countries today, #2 of 53 in Africa (region score 64). Tension is rising this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
South Sudan news pulse
14 headlines in 30 days · newest firstEvery story the engine read that names South Sudan, 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 South Sudan’s tension score
last 30 days- 16 headlines in 30 days — 0.08% of everything the engine read, up sharply on the previous 30 days (7).
- 75% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 62% scored as high-tension stories.
- Conflicts on the roster: none. South Sudan is not a party to any conflict our engine tracks right now.
- Region: Africa reads 64 today; it carries 15% of this score.
Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about South Sudan) 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.
South Sudan tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 44.2 | Stable | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 21.5 | Calm | 17 | 12 | 31 |
| September 2026 | 11.0 | Calm | 6 | 0 | 13 |
Record for South Sudan began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the South Sudan 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 South Sudan
Is South Sudan in a war right now?
Not on our roster. South Sudan is not a party to any tracked conflict; the engine flags new candidates automatically when coverage repeats.
Is tension in South Sudan rising or falling?
Rising: up 3 points in 7 days.
How does South Sudan compare with the rest of Africa?
Below its region: South Sudan reads 44 against 64 for Africa, ranking #2 of 53 there.
Keep exploring
Same region
Sudan 54 · Somalia 36 · Ethiopia 35 · Eritrea 34 · Nigeria 31 · Algeria 30
The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Africa · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
South Sudan and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamOil through a war zone. South Sudan exports its oil through Sudan’s pipeline, so its neighbour’s war is its economic crisis. Its own peace deal is fragile.
What our engine watches in South Sudan
- Pipeline and oil-revenue disruption
- Elections and militia violence
- Refugee flows from Sudan
Indexes to follow: Energy Security.