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).
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 16 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Ghana on 2 of the 7 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
How harsh or warm the words were in Ghana's stories about people being harmed
Higher is warmer, lower is harsher. Dashed line: the world.
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).
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 11 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about one and a half times 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.
Rights & justice32%120 stories
Health23%86 stories
Shelter & services13%50 stories
Disasters & accidents12%45 stories
Displacement9%34 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%16 stories
Food & livelihood4%14 stories
Conflict & violence2%8 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people affected73 Stories reporting arrests62 Stories reporting people killed58 Stories reporting people injured16 Stories reporting evacuations11 Stories reporting abductions2 Stories reporting refugees1 Stories reporting people displaced1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Ghana. Ring: the world. Measured over 380 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefless grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Feara little more fearful than 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 Faso39 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Togo42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Ghana16 in 100
of its 2,427 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Côte d’Ivoire10 in 100
of its 39 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
Accidents & disasters
Ghana (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.
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.