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).
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 25 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Ecuador on 1 of the 7 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
Anger in the words of Ecuador's stories about people being harmed
100 is the world's average over these days: 200 means twice the world's. Dashed line: the world. It moves with what its news was about as well as with its words: anger rises when more of it is about conflict and violence.
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 mostIn 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 2.4 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.
Rights & justice37%16 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given28%12 stories
Conflict & violence12%5 stories
Disasters & accidents12%5 stories
Health7%3 stories
Displacement2%1 story
Shelter & services2%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed32 Stories reporting people injured8 Stories reporting arrests8 Stories reporting people affected3 Stories reporting evacuations1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Ecuador. Ring: the world. Measured over 43 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
Colombia37 in 100 of its 286 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Peru29 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Panama29 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Ecuador25 in 100
of its 169 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Brazil17 in 100
of its 1,287 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.
Where it happened
Accidents & disastersDeaths, cause not given
Ecuador (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.