146 of its 191 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Karak accounted for 117 of Jordan's 146 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 23 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Jordan on 3 of the 30 days held.
Most on Saturday 24 October 2026: 146 of its 191 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Jordan: 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.
JordanThe 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 Jordan most115 of its 169 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Karak accounted for 97 of Jordan's 115 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets.
11 of its 54 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 11 million people live in Jordan. Over these days its news carried 45 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about one and a half times 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.
Conflict & violence57%273 stories
Health16%75 stories
Rights & justice14%67 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%21 stories
Disasters & accidents4%21 stories
Displacement2%12 stories
Shelter & services1%7 stories
Food & livelihood1%6 stories
Where it happened
Jordan (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 killed296 Stories reporting people injured228 Stories reporting people affected42 Stories reporting arrests30 Stories reporting refugees14 Stories reporting people falling ill1 Stories reporting evacuations1 Stories reporting people displaced1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Jordan. Ring: the world. Measured over 494 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout twice as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about twice usual
Griefabout twice as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about twice usual
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Warmtha little warmer than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Jordan in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Jordan's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Palestine57 in 100 of its 4,363 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Israel52 in 100 of its 16,772 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia46 in 100 of its 11,880 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Syria38 in 100 of its 1,665 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Iraq36 in 100 of its 1,588 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Jordan23 in 100
of its 2,143 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Egypt19 in 100
of its 3,039 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.