Vietnam Tension Score
building record · 49 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Vietnam, 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 Vietnam stands
#113 of 197 countries today, #23 of 44 in Asia-Pacific (region score 45). Tension is easing this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Vietnam news pulse
21 headlines in 30 days · newest firstEvery story the engine read that names Vietnam, 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 Vietnam’s tension score
last 30 days- 12 headlines in 30 days — 0.06% of everything the engine read, down on the previous 30 days (23).
- 25% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 42% scored as high-tension stories.
- Conflicts on the roster: none. Vietnam is not a party to any conflict our engine tracks right now.
- Region: Asia-Pacific reads 45 today; it carries 15% of this score.
Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about Vietnam) 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.
Vietnam tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 16.4 | Calm | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 16.6 | Calm | 21 | 3 | 31 |
| September 2026 | 12.5 | Calm | 14 | 2 | 13 |
Record for Vietnam began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the Vietnam 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 Vietnam
Is Vietnam in a war right now?
Not on our roster. Vietnam is not a party to any tracked conflict; the engine flags new candidates automatically when coverage repeats.
Is tension in Vietnam rising or falling?
Easing: down 6 points in 7 days.
How does Vietnam compare with the rest of Asia-Pacific?
Below its region: Vietnam reads 16 against 45 for Asia-Pacific, ranking #23 of 44 there.
Keep exploring
Same region
Pakistan 36 · North Korea 33 · India 33 · Afghanistan 31 · China 29 · South Korea 26
The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Asia-Pacific · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
Vietnam and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamFactory of the decade, claimant in the sea. Vietnam gains from manufacturers leaving China but disputes the South China Sea with it. It balances Washington, Beijing and Moscow carefully.
What our engine watches in Vietnam
- South China Sea incidents
- Tariff and supply-chain shifts
- Political succession
Indexes to follow: Supply Chain Risk · Shipping Stress.