9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 19 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Algeria on 3 of the 30 days held.
Most on Friday 2 October 2026: 9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Algeria: 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.
AlgeriaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
28 Sep
Algiersaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 4 outlets
October 2026
2 Oct
Algiersaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 7 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 Algeria most7 of its 16 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
6 of its 12 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 45 million people live in Algeria. Over these days its news carried 1.7 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.
Rights & justice25%19 stories
Disasters & accidents19%15 stories
Conflict & violence18%14 stories
Health18%14 stories
Displacement9%7 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%3 stories
Shelter & services4%3 stories
Food & livelihood3%2 stories
Where it happened
Algeria (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 killed32 Stories reporting people affected10 Stories reporting arrests8 Stories reporting refugees4 Stories reporting people displaced3Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Algeria. Ring: the world. Measured over 76 stories.
Feelings
Angera little angrier than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefabout twice as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Algeria in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Algeria's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Mali49 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Niger46 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Tunisia35 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Libya28 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Mauritania33 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Algeria19 in 100
of its 413 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Western Sahara7 in 100
of its 15 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Morocco12 in 100
of its 1,922 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.