Venezuela Tension Score
indexed · 49 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Venezuela, 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 Venezuela stands
#72 of 197 countries today, #7 of 35 in Americas (region score 51). Tension is steady this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Venezuela news pulse
60 headlines in 30 days · newest firstEvery story the engine read that names Venezuela, 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 Venezuela’s tension score
last 30 days- 93 headlines in 30 days — 0.48% of everything the engine read, up sharply on the previous 30 days (54).
- 4% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 10% scored as high-tension stories.
- Conflicts on the roster: Venezuelan Conflict (dormant).
- Region: Americas reads 51 today; it carries 15% of this score.
Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about Venezuela) 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.
Venezuela tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 22.8 | Calm | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 24.5 | Calm | 98 | 4 | 31 |
| September 2026 | 28.5 | Calm | 44 | 15 | 13 |
Record for Venezuela began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the Venezuela 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 Americas 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 Venezuela
Is Venezuela in a war right now?
Yes, by our roster: Venezuelan Conflict. Status is updated on every full cycle.
Is tension in Venezuela rising or falling?
Rising: up 1 points in 7 days.
How does Venezuela compare with the rest of Americas?
Below its region: Venezuela reads 23 against 51 for Americas, ranking #7 of 35 there.
Keep exploring
Same region
United States 56 · Haiti 33 · Mexico 31 · Canada 28 · El Salvador 27 · Colombia 24
The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Americas · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
Venezuela and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamOil, sanctions and a contested state. Venezuela holds the world’s largest oil reserves and one of its most disputed governments. US sanctions, licences and naval pressure decide how much of that oil reaches the market.
A border with claims. Its claim on Guyana’s Essequibo region and millions of emigrants keep it in regional headlines.
What our engine watches in Venezuela
- Sanctions and oil licences
- US military pressure and government stability
- Essequibo claim and migration
Indexes to follow: Energy Security · Sanctions Pressure.