32 of its 84 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Pyongyang accounted for 28 of North Korea's 32 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets.
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 32 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 North Korea on 1 of the 7 days held.
Most on Tuesday 20 October 2026: 32 of its 84 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
HealthConflict & violenceRights & justiceDisasters & accidentsFood & livelihoodDeaths & injuries, cause not givenShelter & servicesDisplacement
North Korea: health, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Dashed line: the world.
North KoreaThe 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 North Korea mostIn detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 26 million people live in North Korea. Over these days its news carried 3.1 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about a third of 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.
Health53%43 stories
Conflict & violence20%16 stories
Rights & justice11%9 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given6%5 stories
Disasters & accidents5%4 stories
Food & livelihood2%2 stories
Displacement1%1 story
Shelter & services1%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people injured27 Stories reporting people killed16 Stories reporting people affected3 Stories reporting arrests2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: North Korea. Ring: the world. Measured over 79 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Griefabout twice as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Fearless fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthless warm than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: North Korea in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: North Korea's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
North Korea32 in 100
of its 256 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Russia26 in 100
of its 3,791 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
South Korea21 in 100
of its 1,736 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
China13 in 100
of its 7,650 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
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 & violenceDisease & outbreaks
North Korea (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
illness20 Oct23 of its stories that day, about three times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.