106 of its 583 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories).
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 15 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Ghana on 5 of the 30 days held.
Most on Thursday 22 October 2026: Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories).
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Ghana: 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.
GhanaThe 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 Ghana most84 of its 484 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).
32 of its 160 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).
43 of its 453 stories (9%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories).
60 of its 331 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 34 million people live in Ghana. Over these days its news carried 31 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 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.
Rights & justice31%318 stories
Health24%246 stories
Shelter & services15%149 stories
Disasters & accidents13%129 stories
Displacement6%64 stories
Food & livelihood5%46 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%44 stories
Conflict & violence2%25 stories
Where it happened
Ghana (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 arrests193 Stories reporting people affected162 Stories reporting people killed143 Stories reporting evacuations27 Stories reporting people injured25 Stories reporting refugees8 Stories reporting people displaced7 Stories reporting abductions7Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Ghana. Ring: the world. Measured over 1,035 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Fearabout as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmtha little warmer than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Ghana in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Ghana's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Burkina Faso40 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Togo20 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Ghana15 in 100
of its 7,052 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Côte d’Ivoire10 in 100
of its 110 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.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
Ebola22 Oct10 of its stories that day, more than ten times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.