Global War Index
How close does the world feel to war today? A 0–100 reading of global news coverage.
+1 vs yesterday
Historical values
- Yesterday
- Elevated 49
- Last week
- Elevated 46
- Last month
- Tense 36
- Yearly high (Sep 25, 2026)
- Elevated 50
- Yearly low (Jun 30, 2026)
- Tense 27
By type of war
Hotspots
Regions with sustained coverage this week
History
War risk by country
Same 0–100 scale as every index. Countries without conflict coverage read as Calm. Country readings update once a day. Select a country for its history.
- Calm 0–19
- Tense 20–39
- Elevated 40–59
- High Alert 60–79
- Extreme 80–100
Highest risk countries
- 1Russia82 Extreme
- 2Ukraine82 Extreme
- 3Yemen82 Extreme
- 4Iran72 High Alert
- 5Saudi Arabia72 High Alert
- 6Israel62 High Alert
- 7Palestine61 High Alert
- 8Poland43 Elevated
- 9Ethiopia39 Tense
- 10United Kingdom31 Tense