31 of its 58 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 45 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Cuba on 4 of the 7 days held.
Most on Tuesday 20 October 2026: Havana accounted for 30 of Cuba's 45 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Cuba: 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.
CubaThe 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 Cuba most50 of its 103 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Havana accounted for 31 of Cuba's 50 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets.
45 of its 92 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Havana accounted for 30 of Cuba's 45 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets.
57 of its 104 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 11 million people live in Cuba. Over these days its news carried 27 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about three 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.
Rights & justice37%108 stories
Shelter & services22%66 stories
Conflict & violence13%38 stories
Food & livelihood13%38 stories
Health8%24 stories
Disasters & accidents5%15 stories
Displacement1%3 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given1%2 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed72 Stories reporting arrests52 Stories reporting people affected40 Stories reporting people injured5 Stories reporting refugees4Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Cuba. Ring: the world. Measured over 295 stories.
Feelings
Angera little angrier than the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Griefless grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Warmthless warm than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Cuba in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Cuba's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Haiti54 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Cuba45 in 100
of its 657 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Mexico29 in 100
of its 1,441 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Jamaica26 in 100
of its 558 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Bahamas26 in 100
of its 308 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violence
Cuba (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.