Sudan Tension Score
indexed · 49 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for 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 Sudan stands
#9 of 197 countries today, #1 of 53 in Africa (region score 64). Tension is steady this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Sudan news pulse
60 headlines in 30 days · newest firstEvery story the engine read that names 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 Sudan’s tension score
last 30 days- 206 headlines in 30 days — 1.07% of everything the engine read, up sharply on the previous 30 days (47).
- 64% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 65% scored as high-tension stories.
- Conflicts on the roster: Sudan Civil War (escalating).
- Region: Africa reads 64 today; it carries 15% of this score.
Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about 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.
Sudan tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 53.6 | Stable | 31 | 19 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 40.2 | Stable | 188 | 117 | 31 |
| September 2026 | 27.7 | Calm | 34 | 12 | 13 |
Record for Sudan began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the 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 Sudan
Is Sudan in a war right now?
Yes, by our roster: Sudan Civil War. Status is updated on every full cycle.
Is tension in Sudan rising or falling?
Flat over the last 7 days.
How does Sudan compare with the rest of Africa?
Below its region: Sudan reads 54 against 64 for Africa, ranking #1 of 53 there.
Keep exploring
Same region
South Sudan 44 · 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
Sudan and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamThe world’s largest displacement crisis. Sudan’s war between the army and the RSF has emptied cities and produced famine. It is one of the most violent conflicts in our corpus, measured by the share of its headlines that involve killing.
Red Sea coast, Gulf money. Port Sudan is on the same sea lane the Houthis threaten, and Gulf states back rival sides. Gold smuggling funds the fighting.
What our engine watches in Sudan
- Fighting in Darfur, Khartoum and El Fasher
- Famine declarations and aid access
- Foreign backers and gold flows
Indexes to follow: Gold & Silver Fear · Food Security · Shipping Stress.