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).
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 31 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 2 of the 7 days held.
Most on Friday 23 October 2026: 58 of its 165 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Anger in the words of Indonesia's stories about people being harmed
100 is the world's average over these days: 200 means twice the world's. Dashed line: the world. It moves with what its news was about as well as with its words: anger rises when more of it is about conflict and violence.
IndonesiaThe 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 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).
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 1.3 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of 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.
Disasters & accidents56%198 stories
Rights & justice13%45 stories
Health12%41 stories
Food & livelihood7%26 stories
Conflict & violence6%20 stories
Shelter & services4%15 stories
Displacement3%9 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given0%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people affected95 Stories reporting people killed47 Stories reporting arrests36 Stories reporting people falling ill10 Stories reporting evacuations9 Stories reporting people injured8 Stories reporting people displaced3 Stories reporting refugees1 Stories reporting abductions1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Indonesia. Ring: the world. Measured over 370 stories.
Feelings
Angerless 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
Indonesia31 in 100
of its 1,184 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Malaysia21 in 100
of its 1,503 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Timor-Leste9 in 100
of its 22 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Papua New Guinea13 in 100
of its 269 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.
Where it happened
Accidents & disasters
Indonesia (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.