24 Oct: 52 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about three times the world's share (19).
How it moved
Afghanistan: stories reporting arrests, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Afghanistan mostNothing about Afghanistan stood out from its usual in these days.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
About 42 million people live in Afghanistan. Over these days its news carried 0.6 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about two-thirds of the world's rate (0.8 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting arrests4 Stories reporting people injured2 Stories reporting people affected1 Stories reporting people killed1 Stories reporting refugees1Harsh or warm words
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Afghanistan. Ring: the world. Measured over 23 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violence
Afghanistan (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.