15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%.
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 58 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 Haiti on 6 of the 7 days held.
Most on Thursday 22 October 2026: 22 of its 32 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Haiti: stories reporting people affected, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
HaitiThe 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 Haiti most17 of its 25 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 12 of Haiti's 17 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets.
22 of its 32 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 18 of Haiti's 22 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets.
15 of its 28 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 13 of Haiti's 15 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets.
14 of its 27 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
12 of its 31 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 12 million people live in Haiti. Over these days its news carried 8.5 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 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.
Conflict & violence44%45 stories
Rights & justice27%28 stories
Displacement16%16 stories
Disasters & accidents8%8 stories
Food & livelihood2%2 stories
Shelter & services2%2 stories
Health1%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people affected71 Stories reporting abductions51 Stories reporting people killed49 Stories reporting people displaced41 Stories reporting people injured10 Stories reporting arrests9 Stories reporting refugees3Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Haiti. Ring: the world. Measured over 102 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout one and a half times as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Griefa little more grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Fearabout as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Haiti in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Haiti's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Haiti58 in 100
of its 177 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Cuba45 in 100
of its 670 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Jamaica26 in 100
of its 563 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Bahamas26 in 100
of its 316 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Dominican Republic21 in 100
of its 114 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 & violenceAccidents & disasters
Haiti (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.