10 of its 28 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 24 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 Kuwait on 3 of the 30 days held.
Most on Monday 5 October 2026: 28 of its 47 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Kuwait: 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.
KuwaitThe 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 Kuwait most28 of its 47 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Shuaiba accounted for 23 of Kuwait's 28 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets.
7 of its 15 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 4 million people live in Kuwait. Over these days its news carried 28 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about two-thirds of 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.
Rights & justice31%37 stories
Disasters & accidents19%22 stories
Health19%22 stories
Conflict & violence16%19 stories
Food & livelihood6%7 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given5%6 stories
Shelter & services3%3 stories
Displacement2%2 stories
Where it happened
Kuwait (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 arrests35 Stories reporting people killed24 Stories reporting people affected11 Stories reporting people injured10Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Kuwait. Ring: the world. Measured over 120 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout one and a half times as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefless grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Fearless fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Warmtha little warmer than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Kuwait in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Kuwait's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Saudi Arabia46 in 100 of its 11,880 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 Iran32 in 100 of its 13,207 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Kuwait24 in 100
of its 499 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.