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).
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 29 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
Ecuador: stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
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 2.3 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%15 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given27%11 stories
Conflict & violence15%6 stories
Disasters & accidents10%4 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 killed30 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 41 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
Colombia36 in 100
of its 290 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Ecuador29 in 100
of its 140 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Peru28 in 100
of its 243 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Panama27 in 100
of its 179 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Brazil17 in 100
of its 1,405 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 givenProtests & strikes
Ecuador (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.