5 of its 5 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 52 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about three times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Equatorial Guinea on 1 of the 30 days held.
Most on Friday 9 October 2026: 5 of its 5 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Equatorial Guinea: stories carrying help or hope, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Peace efforts, people freed or reunited, aid and relief, volunteers, vaccination. A topic, not an outcome -- talks that fail still count. Dashed line: the world.
Equatorial GuineaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightNo events in these days.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Equatorial Guinea mostIn detail
against the world's news, same daysParts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Rights & justice59%16 stories
Health22%6 stories
Disasters & accidents15%4 stories
Displacement4%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed5 Stories reporting arrests5 Stories reporting people affected3 Stories reporting refugees2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Equatorial Guinea. Ring: the world. Measured over 28 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
Nigeria26 in 100
of its 33,166 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
Equatorial Guinea (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.