KOR, 2010
Published archive distance 0.2302. This similarity is not a forecast.
SAU
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has a Watch pressure reading, in the middle half.
🟡 WatchThe colour shows the pressure range for this score.
60 / 100
#57 of 206Chance of a conflict escalation in Saudi Arabia in November or December 2026: 6.9% · possible
Chance of a conflict escalation in Saudi Arabia in November or December 2026
Government attribution notice published 26 October 2026
- What counts
- In November or December 2026, organised violence on the territory of Saudi Arabia, or with Saudi Arabia as an active party, must cause at least 25 battle-related deaths in a calendar month and at least twice the monthly average of the preceding three months. A conflict continuing at a steady high intensity does not meet this escalation threshold.
- Months measured
- the whole of November 2026 and the whole of December 2026.
- Decided by
- UCDP Candidate Events data (Uppsala Conflict Data Program), best estimate of battle-related deaths, monthly release. The question will be resolved by 5 Feb 2027 if the required UCDP data are available.
- Resolution convention
- For records spanning calendar months, deaths are allocated in proportion to inclusive calendar days. Events not assigned to a territory under the frozen UCDP place table are excluded from both the target month's total and the average of its preceding three months. Active party means the country's government is coded as a side by UCDP. Certain active-party attribution is retained, and each event is counted once per country.
- Published
- 25 Oct 2026
- Our estimate
- 6.9% · possible
- If data are unavailable
- If the required UCDP data are unavailable by 5 Feb 2027, the question is recorded as Unresolved.
Earlier issues in the forecast record
Population37M36,973,555 · Year 2025 · Source: World Bank, 2025
CapitalRiyadhRiyadh · As of 2026-10-06 · Source: Mledoze country data
Area2.1M km²2149690 · As of 2026-10-06 · Source: Mledoze country data
GDP$1.3T (2025)1.27694e+12 USD (2025, WB NY.GDP.MKTP.CD) · Year 2025 · Source: World Bank, 2025
CurrencySARSAR · As of 2026-10-06 · Source: Mledoze country data
LanguagesArabicArabic · As of 2026-10-06 · Source: Mledoze country data
Armed forces282k (2020)Armed forces personnel, total, 2020 · The World Bank, World Development Indicators: The Military Balance, IISS · CC BY 4.0
L1 IdentityIdentity is descriptive (name, capital, population). It has no pressure reading by design.
n/a · identity, no pressure reading L2 EconomyPressure linked to the economy and its resources.
L3 PoliticsPressure linked to political power and public institutions.
L4 EventsThe events record lacks the documented evidence needed for a pressure reading in this snapshot.
No reading in this snapshot L5 InformationPressure linked to how information reaches the public.
L6 SocietyFewer than two documented fields can support a pressure reading in this snapshot.
No reading in this snapshotLayer readings: method v1.1, from each layer's documented record, same 0-100 scale as country score. Snapshot 28 Oct 2026.Numeric fields use fixed thresholds on the country pressure scale. Text fields use a documented rubric with two independent readings. These readings describe the snapshot; they are not forecasts.
Since 1946
Highest decade mean 78.4 (1946-1949); lowest 50 (2000s).
Details
Recorded events 6 · Country record
- Mar 2017conflict escalation
- Jul 2016conflict escalation
- May 2015conflict escalation
- May 2004conflict escalation
- 1979conflict escalation
- 25 Mar 1975leadership break
public country snapshot archive, frozen 10 July 2026. The chart shows mapped historical scores through 2025, with bands at 55, 65 and 80. The 2026 snapshot uses a separate score scale. Its archived crisis category is independent of that number. No numerical change from 2025 to 2026 is implied.
| Year | Mapped historical score | Historical band | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 82.6 | Crisis | archive reading |
| 1947 | 82.3 | Crisis | archive reading |
| 1948 | 81.9 | Crisis | archive reading |
| 1949 | 66.7 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1950 | 69.7 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1951 | 68.2 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1952 | 67.7 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1953 | 66.1 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1954 | 64.0 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1955 | 63.9 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1956 | 62.7 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1957 | 62.4 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1958 | 62.1 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1959 | 60.1 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1960 | 58.4 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1961 | 56.4 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1962 | 55.8 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1963 | 55.8 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1964 | 55.7 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1965 | 55.7 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1966 | 55.7 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1967 | 55.7 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1968 | 55.7 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1969 | 55.6 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1970 | 55.6 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1971 | 55.6 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1972 | 55.6 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1973 | 55.5 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1974 | 55.5 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1975 | 69.0 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1976 | 55.5 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1977 | 55.5 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1978 | 68.9 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1979 | 62.5 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1980 | 52.3 | Calm | archive reading |
| 1981 | 52.1 | Calm | archive reading |
| 1982 | 67.5 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1983 | 67.5 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1984 | 67.4 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1985 | 67.4 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1986 | 51.6 | Calm | archive reading |
| 1987 | 67.3 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1988 | 51.3 | Calm | archive reading |
| 1989 | 63.8 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1990 | 48.8 | Calm | archive reading |
| 1991 | 47.8 | Calm | archive reading |
| 1992 | 48.7 | Calm | archive reading |
| 1993 | 63.7 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1994 | 48.3 | Calm | archive reading |
| 1995 | 48.2 | Calm | archive reading |
| 1996 | 48.2 | Calm | archive reading |
| 1997 | 48.1 | Calm | archive reading |
| 1998 | 48.1 | Calm | archive reading |
| 1999 | 63.6 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2000 | 47.9 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2001 | 64.0 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2002 | 64.0 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2003 | 41.5 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2004 | 48.3 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2005 | 41.9 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2006 | 39.8 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2007 | 39.0 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2008 | 49.6 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2009 | 63.9 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2010 | 49.2 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2011 | 49.1 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2012 | 55.4 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2013 | 55.2 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2014 | 48.9 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2015 | 50.3 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2016 | 51.4 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2017 | 59.6 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2018 | 42.5 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2019 | 49.2 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2020 | 56.5 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2021 | 50.0 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2022 | 56.9 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2023 | 49.8 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2024 | 56.6 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2025 | 46.6 | Calm | archive reading |
| Snapshot year | Score on the separate 2026 scale | Independent archived crisis category | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | Calm | archive reading |
Pressure points
Details
Years like now
3 similar years · Closest: Korea, Republic of, 2010
Details
FIN, 1962
Published archive distance 0.2736. This similarity is not a forecast.
VEN, 1975
Published archive distance 0.2793. This similarity is not a forecast.
Last cyclesA dated measurement used to compare country readings over time.
Last change: 28 Oct 2026, 2 fields.
Details
| Cycle | Date | Fields changed | Layer distance from baseline | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| date unavailable | 2026-10-28 | 2 | Identity: 0 · Economy: 2 · Politics: 0 · Events: 0 · Information: 0 · Society: 0 | Original public record |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 2026-10-17 | 2 | Identity: 0 · Economy: 1 · Politics: 1 · Events: 0 · Information: 0 · Society: 0 | Original public record |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 2026-10-06 | 0 | Identity: 0 · Economy: 0 · Politics: 0 · Events: 0 · Information: 0 · Society: 0 | Original public record |
🟢 Calm <55🟡 Watch 55-<65🟠 Strain 65-<80🔴 Crisis 80-100
Snapshot 28 Oct 2026 · Public country snapshot · Data noticesA dated measurement used to compare country readings over time.
Technical detail
Field sources carry their own dates (shown in each detail).
Record supportHow well documented each layer of this country's record is (share of confirmed and sourced fields). Not a pressure reading.
How well documented each layer of this country's record is (share of confirmed and sourced fields). Not a pressure reading.
L1 Identity60%Confirmed: 0 of 6; Sourced: 6 of 6; Inferred: 0 of 6; Unknown: 0 of 6
L2 Economy60%Confirmed: 0 of 8; Sourced: 8 of 8; Inferred: 0 of 8; Unknown: 0 of 8
L3 Politics57%Confirmed: 1 of 7; Sourced: 5 of 7; Inferred: 0 of 7; Unknown: 1 of 7
L4 Events30%Confirmed: 0 of 5; Sourced: 2 of 5; Inferred: 1 of 5; Unknown: 2 of 5
L5 Information73%Confirmed: 1 of 3; Sourced: 2 of 3; Inferred: 0 of 3; Unknown: 0 of 3
L6 Society57%Confirmed: 1 of 6; Sourced: 4 of 6; Inferred: 0 of 6; Unknown: 1 of 6
Source: Hendeka record audit, snapshot 28 Oct 2026
Phase 2The pressure band expressed as a number from 1 to 4.Confidence 55.7The source confidence score for this reading; it is not a prediction probability.
Saudi Arabia in this snapshot
Saudi Arabia (SAU) records Watch pressure at 60.0 of 100 and touches 0 mapped pressure points.
The recorded country pattern is stable; its numbered pressure band is 2. The source confidence score is 55.7.
Snapshot 28 Oct 2026. Dataset published 2026-11-05T08:17:49Z. Source: public country snapshot public country index.
3 public layer readings; 0 mapped pressure points in this dated snapshot; 3 country change records; 81 archive readings. Identity is descriptive; absent readings are named beside each layer.
Saudi Arabia has pressure score 60/100 in Watch. 56 of 206 public Atlas entries have a higher score; 2 share this score. Its competition rank is 57. This is the published snapshot, not the mapped historical scale.
Adjacent entries in score-descending order (ties by case-folded name, then ISO3): Korea, Republic of (KOR), 60/100, tied; Indonesia (IDN), 58/100, lower by 2.
Saudi Arabia's highest decade mean is recorded in 1946-1949 (4 readings, mean 78.4). The lowest is 2000-2009 (10 readings, mean 50). Calendar decades use available years only; edge decades are partial. These means are calculated from published mapped scores, not the latest pressure scores.
| Observed years | Readings | Mean | Minimum | Maximum | At or above 80 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-1949 | 4 | 78.4 | 66.7 | 82.6 | 3 |
| 1950-1959 | 10 | 64.7 | 60.1 | 69.7 | 0 |
| 1960-1969 | 10 | 56 | 55.6 | 58.4 | 0 |
| 1970-1979 | 10 | 58.9 | 55.5 | 69 | 0 |
| 1980-1989 | 10 | 60.8 | 51.3 | 67.5 | 0 |
| 1990-1999 | 10 | 51.4 | 47.8 | 63.7 | 0 |
| 2000-2009 | 10 | 50 | 39 | 64 | 0 |
| 2010-2019 | 10 | 51.1 | 42.5 | 59.6 | 0 |
| 2020-2025 | 6 | 52.7 | 46.6 | 56.9 | 0 |
Across 80 annual readings (1946-2025), Saudi Arabia's mapped-score peak is 82.6 in 1946; the minimum is 39 in 2007.
Saudi Arabia is at or above the historical threshold 55 in 51 of 80 readings: 1946-1979, 1982-1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1999, 2001-2002, 2009, 2012-2013, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2024. The remaining 29 are below 55.
Saudi Arabia is at or above the historical threshold 65 in 15 of 80 readings: 1946-1953, 1975, 1978, 1982-1985, 1987. The remaining 65 are below 65.
Saudi Arabia is at or above the historical threshold 80 in 3 of 80 readings: 1946-1948. The remaining 77 are below 80.
The latest observed annual historical-band change for Saudi Arabia is 2024 to 2025: Watch (56.6) to Calm (46.6). This compares annual historical readings; it does not describe a change between published country snapshots.
Saudi Arabia records 2 changed fields against the previous measured cycle at date unavailable (2026-10-28); previous cycle: 17 Oct 2026. Layer counts are distances from baseline, not cycle-change components.
Pressure point readings and their own snapshot date are shown in Pressure points.