19 Oct to 25 Oct: 25 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).
How it moved
Costa Rica: stories carrying help or hope, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Peace efforts, people freed or reunited, aid and relief, volunteers, vaccination. A topic, not an outcome -- talks that fail still count. 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 Costa Rica mostNothing about Costa Rica stood out from its usual in these days.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
About 5 million people live in Costa Rica. Over these days its news carried 3.3 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about a third of 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 arrests4 Stories reporting people injured2 Stories reporting people affected2 Stories reporting people killed1 Stories reporting evacuations1Harsh or warm words
Its stories' words were warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Costa Rica. Ring: the world. Measured over 17 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Costa Rica (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.