26 of its 85 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 28 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 Indonesia on 9 of the 30 days held.
Most on Sunday 18 October 2026: 33 of its 68 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Indonesia: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
IndonesiaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
25 Sep
Jakartaaccidents & disasters
11 stories, 11 outlets
26 Sep
Jakartaaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 7 outlets
27 Sep
Surabayaaccidents & disasters
7 stories, 7 outlets
28 Sep
Surabayaaccidents & disasters
6 stories, 12 outlets
30 Sep
Cibinongprotests & strikes
5 stories, 6 outlets
October 2026
3 Oct
Jakartaaccidents & disasters
7 stories, 40 outlets
9 Oct
Jakartaaccidents & disasters
17 stories, 9 outlets
10 Oct
Kalimantanaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 4 outlets
11 Oct
Borneoaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 6 outlets
15 Oct
Jakartaaccidents & disasters
20 stories, 23 outlets
16 Oct
Jakartaaccidents & disasters
21 stories, 25 outlets
18 Oct
Kalimantanaccidents & disasters
10 stories, 17 outlets
19 Oct
Kalimantanaccidents & disasters
13 stories, 44 outlets
20 Oct
Kalimantanaccidents & disasters
15 stories, 26 outlets
21 Oct
Jakartaaccidents & disasters
25 stories, 101 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 Indonesia most58 of its 165 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
33 of its 68 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories).
72 of its 232 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
77 of its 213 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
52 of its 182 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
3 more days the news pointed at Indonesia
26 of its 93 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
37 of its 143 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
24 of its 86 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 278 million people live in Indonesia. Over these days its news carried 4.6 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of the world's rate (36 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.
Disasters & accidents55%677 stories
Health12%148 stories
Rights & justice12%146 stories
Food & livelihood7%87 stories
Shelter & services6%69 stories
Conflict & violence4%52 stories
Displacement4%44 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given1%18 stories
Where it happened
Indonesia (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people affected350 Stories reporting people killed239 Stories reporting arrests109 Stories reporting evacuations63 Stories reporting people injured53 Stories reporting people falling ill14 Stories reporting people displaced9 Stories reporting abductions7 Stories reporting refugees6Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Indonesia. Ring: the world. Measured over 1,264 stories.
Feelings
Angermuch less angry than the world's
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Indonesia in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Indonesia's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Indonesia28 in 100
of its 4,579 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Timor-Leste22 in 100
of its 55 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Malaysia20 in 100
of its 7,122 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Papua New Guinea14 in 100
of its 994 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
wildfires11 Oct12 of its stories that day, about 4 times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.