Zimbabwe Tension Score
building record · 4 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe stands
#99 of 197 countries today, #44 of 53 in Africa (region score 72). Tension is steady this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Zimbabwe news pulse
2 headlines in 30 days · newest firstEvery story the engine read that names Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe’s tension score
last 30 days- 2 headlines in 30 days — 0.07% of everything the engine read, in line with the previous 30 days (0).
- 0% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 0% scored as high-tension stories.
- Conflicts on the roster: none. Zimbabwe is not a party to any conflict our engine tracks right now.
- Region: Africa reads 72 today; it carries 15% of this score.
Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about Zimbabwe) 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.
Zimbabwe tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 11.0 | Calm | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Record for Zimbabwe began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe
Is Zimbabwe in a war right now?
Not on our roster. Zimbabwe is not a party to any tracked conflict; the engine flags new candidates automatically when coverage repeats.
Is tension in Zimbabwe rising or falling?
Too early to say — the 7-day change appears once a week of data exists.
How does Zimbabwe compare with the rest of Africa?
Below its region: Zimbabwe reads 11 against 72 for Africa, ranking #44 of 53 there.
Keep exploring
Same region
Malawi 34 · Nigeria 30 · Djibouti 28 · Eritrea 24 · DR Congo 23 · Sudan 21
The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Africa · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
Zimbabwe and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamCurrency crises and lithium. Zimbabwe has burned through several currencies and now exports lithium and gold. Sanctions on leaders and election disputes recur.
What our engine watches in Zimbabwe
- Currency changes
- Election and sanctions news
- Lithium exports
Indexes to follow: Currency Stress · Gold & Silver Fear.