57 of its 220 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories).
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 20 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Spain on 6 of the 7 days held.
Most on Tuesday 20 October 2026: 106 of its 440 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Spain: stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
SpainThe 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 Spain most52 of its 251 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Illness was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
70 of its 333 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Illness was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
58 of its 436 stories (13%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 7 of Madrid's 11 stories were about protests or strikes.
106 of its 440 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 17 of Madrid's 27 stories were about protests or strikes.
97 of its 355 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 48 million people live in Spain. Over these days its news carried 10 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 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.
Health45%209 stories
Disasters & accidents22%102 stories
Rights & justice14%64 stories
Conflict & violence9%43 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given5%22 stories
Food & livelihood4%19 stories
Shelter & services1%5 stories
Displacement1%4 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed134 Stories reporting people affected64 Stories reporting arrests57 Stories reporting people injured38 Stories reporting evacuations12 Stories reporting people falling ill2 Stories reporting abductions2 Stories reporting refugees1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Spain. Ring: the world. Measured over 473 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Griefa little less grief-stricken than the world's
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Spain in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Spain's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
France37 in 100
of its 6,506 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Spain20 in 100
of its 2,360 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Andorra29 in 100
of its 7 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Portugal13 in 100
of its 610 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Morocco12 in 100
of its 423 stories were about people being harmed · mostly food & livelihood
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Protests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
Spain (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
illness24 Oct33 of its stories that day, about 4 times its usual · also 23 Octflooding20 Oct25 of its stories that day, about 4 times its usual · also 19 OctCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.