43 of its 48 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Obock accounted for 33 of Djibouti's 43 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 56 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about three times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Djibouti on 2 of the 30 days held.
Most on Sunday 11 October 2026: 73 of its 79 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
How harsh or warm the words were in Djibouti's stories about people being harmed
Higher is warmer, lower is harsher. Dashed line: the world.
DjiboutiThe 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 Djibouti most73 of its 79 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Obock accounted for 52 of Djibouti's 73 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysParts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Disasters & accidents67%120 stories
Conflict & violence17%30 stories
Displacement6%10 stories
Health4%8 stories
Food & livelihood4%7 stories
Rights & justice2%3 stories
Shelter & services1%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people affected132 Stories reporting people killed130 Stories reporting refugees16 Stories reporting people displaced8 Stories reporting people injured2 Stories reporting evacuations1 Stories reporting abductions1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Djibouti. Ring: the world. Measured over 175 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout as angry as 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: about twice usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Djibouti in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Djibouti's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Yemen63 in 100 of its 1,890 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Djibouti56 in 100
of its 319 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Ethiopia44 in 100
of its 1,671 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Eritrea15 in 100
of its 213 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Countries 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
Djibouti (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.