24 Oct: 73 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about 4 times the world's share (19).
How it moved
DR Congo: stories reporting people killed, 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 rightNo events in these days.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at the DR Congo mostNothing about the DR Congo stood out from its usual in these days.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
About 102 million people live in the DR Congo. Over these days its news carried 0.1 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter 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 people killed6 Stories reporting people affected1Harsh or warm words
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: DR Congo. Ring: the world. Measured over 7 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
Uganda46 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Congo77 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed · mostly healthCountries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
DR Congo (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.