7 of its 31 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 3 of Brussels' 3 stories were about protests or strikes.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 16 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Belgium on 6 of the 30 days held.
Most on Friday 9 October 2026: 25 of its 82 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Belgium: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
BelgiumThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
30 Sep
Brusselsaccidents & disasters
8 stories, 14 outlets
October 2026
1 Oct
Brusselsaccidents & disasters
8 stories, 10 outlets
7 Oct
Brusselsprotests & strikes
5 stories, 6 outlets
9 Oct
Brusselsprotests & strikes
22 stories, 36 outlets
10 Oct
Brusselsprotests & strikes
9 stories, 9 outlets
20 Oct
Brusselsattacks & violence
8 stories, 8 outlets
21 Oct
Brusselsattacks & violence
8 stories, 7 outlets
24 Oct
Brusselsaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 5 outlets
Scroll 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 Belgium most15 of its 86 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
11 of its 36 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 5 of Brussels' 9 stories were about protests or strikes.
25 of its 82 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 19 of Brussels' 22 stories were about protests or strikes.
8 of its 57 stories (14%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 4 of Brussels' 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
14 of its 57 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 12 million people live in Belgium. Over these days its news carried 24 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about two-thirds of the world's rate (36 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.
Health36%97 stories
Rights & justice21%56 stories
Conflict & violence15%41 stories
Disasters & accidents11%31 stories
Food & livelihood11%29 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given3%9 stories
Shelter & services2%5 stories
Displacement1%2 stories
Where it happened
Belgium (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting arrests53 Stories reporting people killed41 Stories reporting people affected31 Stories reporting people injured19 Stories reporting evacuations2 Stories reporting refugees1 Stories reporting people displaced1 Stories reporting abductions1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Belgium. Ring: the world. Measured over 277 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Warmtha little warmer than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Belgium in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Belgium's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
France27 in 100 of its 21,074 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Netherlands17 in 100 of its 4,188 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Belgium16 in 100
of its 1,727 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Germany16 in 100
of its 10,245 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Luxembourg12 in 100
of its 615 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.