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.
24 Oct: 76 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about 4 times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Jordan on 1 of the 1 day 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 mostIn 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 13 stories about people being harmed for every million people — more than ten times 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.
Conflict & violence92%134 stories
Rights & justice3%5 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given3%4 stories
Health2%3 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed131 Stories reporting people injured124 Stories reporting people affected3 Stories reporting arrests2 Stories reporting refugees2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Jordan. Ring: the world. Measured over 145 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 one and a half times usual
Fearabout twice 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: 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
Jordan76 in 100
of its 191 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Palestine67 in 100
of its 125 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Israel56 in 100
of its 315 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Saudi Arabia40 in 100
of its 240 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Syria50 in 100
of its 36 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Iraq24 in 100
of its 25 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Egypt14 in 100
of its 78 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 & violence
Jordan (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.