13 of its 30 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 33 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Colombia on 8 of the 30 days held.
Most on Tuesday 20 October 2026: 37 of its 73 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Colombia: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
ColombiaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
25 Sep
La Espriellaattacks & violence
7 stories, 9 outlets
26 Sep
La Espriellaattacks & violence
8 stories, 9 outlets
28 Sep
La Espriellaattacks & violence
6 stories, 4 outlets
October 2026
6 Oct
La Espriellaattacks & violence
6 stories, 12 outlets
7 Oct
La Espriellaattacks & violence
6 stories, 5 outlets
13 Oct
La Espriellaprotests & strikes
6 stories, 4 outlets
14 Oct
Espriellaprotests & strikes
6 stories, 7 outlets
15 Oct
La Espriellaprotests & strikes
6 stories, 9 outlets
20 Oct
Iscuandeattacks & violence
6 stories, 20 outlets
20 Oct
Bogotaprotests & strikes
6 stories, 24 outlets
22 Oct
La Espriellaprotests & strikes
6 stories, 10 outlets
Scroll 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 Colombia most37 of its 73 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories).
24 of its 66 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 5 of Espriella's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
23 of its 56 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 3 of la Espriella's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
19 of its 37 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
11 of its 22 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%.
2 more days the news pointed at Colombia
18 of its 51 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 4 of la Espriella's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
19 of its 53 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 5 of la Espriella's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 52 million people live in Colombia. Over these days its news carried 6.8 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of the world's rate (36 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.
Conflict & violence38%134 stories
Rights & justice27%95 stories
Disasters & accidents17%61 stories
Health5%19 stories
Food & livelihood5%16 stories
Shelter & services3%11 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given3%9 stories
Displacement1%5 stories
Where it happened
Colombia (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed149 Stories reporting arrests60 Stories reporting people affected50 Stories reporting people injured45 Stories reporting people displaced11 Stories reporting abductions7 Stories reporting refugees5 Stories reporting evacuations2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Colombia. Ring: the world. Measured over 351 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout one and a half times as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefa little less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Fearabout as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Colombia in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Colombia's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Panama49 in 100 of its 1,064 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela34 in 100 of its 1,441 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Ecuador34 in 100 of its 362 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Colombia33 in 100
of its 1,086 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Peru29 in 100
of its 1,122 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Brazil16 in 100
of its 5,179 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
earthquake13 Oct10 of its stories that day, about three times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.