50 of its 90 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Karak accounted for 43 of Jordan's 50 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets.
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 48 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about three times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Jordan on 4 of the 7 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 carrying help or hope, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Peace efforts, people freed or reunited, aid and relief, volunteers, vaccination. A topic, not an outcome -- talks that fail still count. Dashed line: the world.
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 most146 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.
115 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 31 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 4 times 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 & violence88%292 stories
Rights & justice4%13 stories
Health4%12 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given2%8 stories
Disasters & accidents1%3 stories
Displacement1%2 stories
Food & livelihood0%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed280 Stories reporting people injured256 Stories reporting people affected18 Stories reporting arrests5 Stories reporting refugees4 Stories reporting people falling ill1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Jordan. Ring: the world. Measured over 333 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout three times as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about twice usual
Griefabout 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about three times usual
Fearabout twice as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about twice usual
Warmtha little warmer than the world's
Against its own usual: about as 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
Palestine62 in 100
of its 981 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Jordan48 in 100
of its 699 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Israel46 in 100
of its 3,744 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Saudi Arabia45 in 100
of its 2,692 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Syria36 in 100
of its 327 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Iraq30 in 100
of its 268 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Egypt16 in 100
of its 792 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
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 & violenceDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikes
Jordan (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.