5 of its 6 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%.
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 81 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about 4 times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Guinea-Bissau on 2 of the 7 days held.
Most on Thursday 22 October 2026: 5 of its 6 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Guinea-Bissau: 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.
Guinea-BissauThe 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 Guinea-Bissau most4 of its 5 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysParts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Health82%14 stories
Shelter & services12%2 stories
Rights & justice6%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed3Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Guinea-Bissau. Ring: the world. Measured over 17 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
Mali71 in 100
of its 68 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Guinea-Bissau81 in 100
of its 21 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Gambia30 in 100
of its 105 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Guinea24 in 100
of its 33 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Senegal7 in 100
of its 123 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
Attacks & violence
Guinea-Bissau (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.