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).
25 Oct: 26 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (20).
What stood out
The news pointed at Spain on 1 of the 1 day held.
Most on Sunday 25 October 2026: 57 of its 220 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Spain: stories reporting arrests, 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 mostIn 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 1.2 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about one and a half times the world's rate (0.8 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.
Health38%21 stories
Rights & justice32%18 stories
Disasters & accidents12%7 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given9%5 stories
Conflict & violence7%4 stories
Food & livelihood2%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting arrests17 Stories reporting people injured12 Stories reporting people killed9 Stories reporting people affected5 Stories reporting people falling ill1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Spain. Ring: the world. Measured over 57 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Griefless grief-stricken than the world's
Fearless fearful than the world's
Warmthless 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
France38 in 100
of its 481 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Spain26 in 100
of its 220 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Morocco16 in 100
of its 31 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Portugal11 in 100
of its 61 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
Protests & strikes
Spain (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.