Yemen Tension Score
indexed · 49 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Yemen, 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 Yemen stands
#1 of 197 countries today, #1 of 16 in Middle East (region score 78). Tension is steady this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Yemen news pulse
60 headlines in 30 days · newest firstEvery story the engine read that names Yemen, 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 Yemen’s tension score
last 30 days- 576 headlines in 30 days — 3.0% of everything the engine read, up sharply on the previous 30 days (368).
- 70% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 66% scored as high-tension stories.
- Conflicts on the roster: Middle East Regional Conflict (active), Yemeni Civil War (escalating).
- Region: Middle East reads 78 today; it carries 15% of this score.
Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about Yemen) 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.
Yemen tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 70.2 | High Tension | 49 | 27 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 61.7 | Moderate | 648 | 441 | 31 |
| September 2026 | 56.7 | Moderate | 247 | 150 | 13 |
Record for Yemen began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the Yemen 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 Middle East 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 Yemen
Is Yemen in a war right now?
Yes, by our roster: Middle East Regional Conflict, Yemeni Civil War. Status is updated on every full cycle.
Is tension in Yemen rising or falling?
Easing: down 1 points in 7 days.
How does Yemen compare with the rest of Middle East?
Below its region: Yemen reads 69 against 78 for Middle East, ranking #1 of 16 there.
Keep exploring
Same region
Iran 67 · Israel 67 · Palestine 55 · Saudi Arabia 55 · Syria 48 · Kuwait 47
The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Middle East · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
Yemen and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamThe war that closed a sea lane. Yemen’s Houthi movement turned the Red Sea and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait into a risk zone, forcing ships around Africa and pushing up freight costs worldwide. That is why a Yemeni headline moves our shipping index.
A civil war inside a regional war. Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Iran all back sides in Yemen. Ceasefires come and go; the humanitarian crisis stays.
What our engine watches in Yemen
- Red Sea attacks and naval responses
- Truce talks and Saudi-Houthi contacts
- Aid access and famine warnings
Indexes to follow: Shipping Stress · Supply Chain Risk · Energy Security.