108 of its 338 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 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 Iran on 1 of the 7 days held.
Most on Saturday 24 October 2026: Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Iran: stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
IranThe 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 Iran mostIn detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 89 million people live in Iran. Over these days its news carried 10 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 & violence49%444 stories
Food & livelihood18%158 stories
Disasters & accidents14%125 stories
Rights & justice11%95 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%36 stories
Health3%24 stories
Displacement1%12 stories
Shelter & services1%6 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed251 Stories reporting people injured80 Stories reporting people affected59 Stories reporting arrests50 Stories reporting people displaced15 Stories reporting evacuations7 Stories reporting abductions3 Stories reporting refugees2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Iran. Ring: the world. Measured over 898 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout twice as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefabout one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Feara little more fearful than 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: Iran in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Iran's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Afghanistan42 in 100
of its 366 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Pakistan32 in 100
of its 2,640 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Iran31 in 100
of its 2,919 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Iraq30 in 100
of its 268 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Kuwait24 in 100
of its 119 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Türkiye22 in 100
of its 1,051 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Armenia15 in 100
of its 504 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Azerbaijan12 in 100
of its 748 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Turkmenistan5 in 100
of its 129 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 & disastersPeople displacedProtests & strikes
Iran (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.