24 Oct: 14 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).
How it moved
Anger in the words of Belgium's stories about people being harmed
100 is the world's average over these days: 200 means twice the world's. Dashed line: the world. It moves with what its news was about as well as with its words: anger rises when more of it is about conflict and violence.
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 mostNothing about Belgium stood out from its usual in these days.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
About 12 million people live in Belgium. Over these days its news carried 0.5 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about half 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 people affected1 Stories reporting arrests1 Stories reporting people injured1Harsh or warm words
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Belgium. Ring: the world. Measured over 6 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
France43 in 100 of its 652 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Germany19 in 100 of its 293 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Netherlands16 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidentsCountries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Accidents & disasters
Belgium (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.