18 Oct to 24 Oct: 20 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
How it moved
How harsh or warm the words were in Switzerland's stories about people being harmed
Higher is warmer, lower is harsher. Dashed line: the 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 Switzerland mostNothing about Switzerland stood out from its usual in these days.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
About 9 million people live in Switzerland. Over these days its news carried 19 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about twice 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.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed35 Stories reporting people affected26 Stories reporting arrests9 Stories reporting people injured3 Stories reporting refugees1 Stories reporting people displaced1Harsh or warm words
Its stories' words were much warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Switzerland. Ring: the world. Measured over 165 stories.
Feelings
Dot: Switzerland in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Switzerland'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 Austria23 in 100 of its 391 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
Accidents & disasters
Switzerland (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.