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25 Sep to 24 Oct: 15 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.

What stood out The news pointed at Eritrea on 1 of the 30 days held. Most on Thursday 15 October 2026: 9 of its 18 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 33 stories about people being harmed in these days → few stories
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words

Eritrea: 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.

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Key events

the events its news covered most, newest on the right

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 Eritrea most
Thursday 15 October 2026 · Displacement

9 of its 18 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

that day →its stories →

In detail

against the world's news, same days

People and attention

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About 4 million people live in Eritrea. Over these days its news carried 8.9 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.

Conflict & violence45%15 stories
Displacement27%9 stories
Rights & justice15%5 stories
Disasters & accidents6%2 stories
Health3%1 story
Food & livelihood3%1 story

Where it happened

SudanEthiopiaDjibouti15 Oct, Asmara: people displaced

Eritrea (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 affected11 Stories reporting refugees9 Stories reporting people killed4 Stories reporting arrests4 Stories reporting people injured2 Stories reporting people displaced1

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

Its stories' words were a little harsher than the world's.

Filled dot: Eritrea. Ring: the world. Measured over 33 stories.

Feelings

Too few stories to read its feelings.

Its neighbours, same days

Sudan65 in 100 of its 1,167 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.

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