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).
24 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 1 of the 1 day held.
Most on Saturday 24 October 2026: Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Indonesia: disasters & accidents, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Dashed line: the world.
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 mostIn 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 0.1 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of the world's rate (0.8 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 & accidents38%10 stories
Health23%6 stories
Conflict & violence15%4 stories
Rights & justice15%4 stories
Displacement4%1 story
Shelter & services4%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people affected5 Stories reporting arrests5 Stories reporting people falling ill4 Stories reporting people killed4 Stories reporting people injured2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Indonesia. Ring: the world. Measured over 26 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
Indonesia31 in 100
of its 85 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Malaysia28 in 100
of its 158 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Timor-Leste0 in 100
of its 2 stories were about people being harmed · mostly
Papua New Guinea0 in 100
of its 11 stories were about people being harmed · mostly
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
Indonesia (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.