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18 Oct to 24 Oct: 55 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about three times the world's share (19).

What stood out Nothing about Congo stood out from its usual in these days.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 68 stories about people being harmed in these days →
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words

Congo: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories

Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days.

86%18%18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct18 Oct: 33%; world 20%19 Oct: 59%; world 19%20 Oct: 60%; world 18%21 Oct: 54%; world 18%22 Oct: 31%; world 19%23 Oct: 86%; world 19%24 Oct: 77%; world 19%
CongoThe world

Key events

the events its news covered most, newest on the right

No events in these days.

Its biggest days

when the news pointed at Congo most

Nothing about Congo stood out from its usual in these days.

In detail

against the world's news, same days

People and attention

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About 6 million people live in Congo. Over these days its news carried 11 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about one and a half times 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.

Health82%56 stories
Conflict & violence10%7 stories
Disasters & accidents3%2 stories
Rights & justice3%2 stories
Displacement1%1 story

Harm reported

Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.

Stories reporting people killed42 Stories reporting people affected11 Stories reporting arrests1

Harsh or warm words

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Its stories' words were about as the world's.

Filled dot: Congo. Ring: the world. Measured over 64 stories.

Feelings

Angermuch less angry than the world's Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Griefabout twice as grief-stricken as the world's Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Fearabout twice as fearful as the world's Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Warmtha little less warm than the world's Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times

Dot: Congo in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Congo's own usual (the 30 days before).

Its neighbours, same days

DR Congo82 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Congo55 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Central African Republic72 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon24 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Angola16 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Gabon5 in 100 of its 20 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

GabonDR CongoCentral African RepublicCameroonAngola

Congo (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.

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