Gabon

25 Sep to 24 Oct: 8 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).

What stood out Nothing about Gabon stood out from its usual in these days.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 6 stories about people being harmed in these days → few stories
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words

Gabon: stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories

Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.

333.343.425 Sep2 Oct9 Oct16 Oct24 Oct30 Sep: 333.3; world 43.4
GabonThe world

Key events

the events its news covered most, newest on the right

No events in these days.

Its biggest days

when the news pointed at Gabon most

Nothing about Gabon stood out from its usual in these days.

In detail

against the world's news, same days

People and attention

a tenththe world's rateten times

About 2 million people live in Gabon. Over these days its news carried 2.5 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.

Health50%3 stories
Displacement33%2 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given17%1 story

Harm reported

Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.

Stories reporting people killed1

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

Its stories' words were much warmer than the world's.

Filled dot: Gabon. Ring: the world. Measured over 6 stories.

Feelings

Too few stories to read its feelings.

Its neighbours, same days

Congo65 in 100 of its 614 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Equatorial Guinea52 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Cameroon18 in 100 of its 538 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Gabon8 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health

Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.

Where it happened

Gabon (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.

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