12 of its 20 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 34 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 Ecuador on 2 of the 30 days held.
Most on Friday 23 October 2026: 12 of its 20 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Ecuador: 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.
EcuadorThe 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 Ecuador most7 of its 9 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 18 million people live in Ecuador. 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.
Rights & justice28%34 stories
Disasters & accidents20%25 stories
Conflict & violence17%21 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given11%13 stories
Health11%13 stories
Shelter & services8%10 stories
Food & livelihood3%4 stories
Displacement2%3 stories
Where it happened
Ecuador (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 killed56 Stories reporting arrests29 Stories reporting people injured11 Stories reporting people affected11 Stories reporting refugees1 Stories reporting evacuations1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Ecuador. Ring: the world. Measured over 122 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Griefa little more grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Ecuador in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Ecuador'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
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.