7 of its 31 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 3 of Brussels' 3 stories were about protests or strikes.
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 14 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Belgium on 1 of the 7 days held.
Most on Sunday 18 October 2026: 3 of Brussels' 3 stories were about protests or strikes.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Belgium: stories carrying help or hope, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Peace efforts, people freed or reunited, aid and relief, volunteers, vaccination. A topic, not an outcome -- talks that fail still count. Dashed line: the world.
BelgiumThe 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 Belgium mostIn 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 5.6 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about two-thirds of the world's rate (8.5 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.
Health30%20 stories
Conflict & violence21%14 stories
Rights & justice18%12 stories
Disasters & accidents14%9 stories
Food & livelihood8%5 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given5%3 stories
Shelter & services3%2 stories
Displacement2%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting arrests12 Stories reporting people killed11 Stories reporting people affected7 Stories reporting people injured3 Stories reporting refugees1 Stories reporting evacuations1 Stories reporting abductions1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Belgium. Ring: the world. Measured over 66 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Griefless grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about as 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
France39 in 100 of its 6,735 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Netherlands17 in 100 of its 1,023 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Germany15 in 100 of its 2,608 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Belgium14 in 100
of its 463 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Luxembourg14 in 100
of its 148 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.
Where it happened
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disasters
Belgium (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.