Tonga Tension Score
building record · 4 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Tonga, 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 Tonga stands
#138 of 197 countries today, #38 of 44 in Asia-Pacific (region score 58). Tension is steady this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Tonga news pulse
rolling 30 daysWhat is driving Tonga’s tension score
last 30 daysQuiet. Not one of the 2,698 world headlines our engine read in the last 30 days mentioned Tonga. The score you see is the regional baseline: Asia-Pacific at 58, weighted 15%.
Quiet is information too. The moment Tonga enters the world news, this page moves within 12 hours and the number climbs with every headline that follows.
- Conflicts on the roster: none. Tonga is not a party to any conflict our engine tracks right now.
Tonga tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 8.5 | Calm | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Record for Tonga began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the Tonga 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 Asia-Pacific 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 Tonga
Is Tonga in a war right now?
Not on our roster. Tonga is not a party to any tracked conflict; the engine flags new candidates automatically when coverage repeats.
Is tension in Tonga rising or falling?
Too early to say — the 7-day change appears once a week of data exists.
How does Tonga compare with the rest of Asia-Pacific?
Below its region: Tonga reads 9 against 58 for Asia-Pacific, ranking #38 of 44 there.
Keep exploring
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The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Asia-Pacific · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
Tonga and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamPacific dateline. Tonga is known for volcanic and climate disasters and Chinese debt.
What our engine watches in Tonga
- Debt
- Disasters