18 Oct to 24 Oct: 38 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (19).
How it moved
Ethiopia: stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the 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 Ethiopia mostNothing about Ethiopia stood out from its usual in these days.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
About 126 million people live in Ethiopia. Over these days its news carried 0.7 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter 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.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed34 Stories reporting people affected20 Stories reporting people displaced13 Stories reporting people injured12 Stories reporting refugees5 Stories reporting abductions2 Stories reporting evacuations1 Stories reporting arrests1Harsh or warm words
Its stories' words were a little harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Ethiopia. Ring: the world. Measured over 93 stories.
Feelings
Dot: Ethiopia in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Ethiopia's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Sudan71 in 100 of its 351 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan42 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justiceCountries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violence
Ethiopia (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.