5 of its 6 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 26 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Guinea-Bissau on 3 of the 30 days held.
Most on Friday 25 September 2026: 6 of its 8 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Guinea-Bissau: stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
Guinea-BissauThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
25 Sep
Bissauaccidents & disasters
6 stories, 9 outlets
Scroll 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 Guinea-Bissau most4 of its 5 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%.
6 of its 8 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysParts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Health77%34 stories
Disasters & accidents16%7 stories
Shelter & services5%2 stories
Rights & justice2%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed7 Stories reporting arrests1 Stories reporting people affected1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Guinea-Bissau. Ring: the world. Measured over 44 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
Mali49 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Guinea-Bissau26 in 100
of its 171 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Gambia18 in 100
of its 553 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Guinea18 in 100
of its 191 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Senegal13 in 100
of its 433 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
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
Guinea-Bissau (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.