Kuwait

19 Oct to 25 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 Nothing about Kuwait stood out from its usual in these days.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 29 stories about people being harmed in these days → few stories
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words
ArrestsPeople killedPeople affected

Kuwait: stories reporting arrests, out of every 1,000 of its stories

Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.

250.022.219 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct25 Oct19 Oct: 55.6; world 30.020 Oct: 181.8; world 25.623 Oct: 90.9; world 23.624 Oct: 250.0; world 25.925 Oct: 142.9; world 26.8
KuwaitThe world

Key events

the events its news covered most, newest on the right

No events in these days.

Its biggest days

when the news pointed at Kuwait most

Nothing about Kuwait stood out from its usual in these days.

In detail

against the world's news, same days

People and attention

a tenththe world's rateten times

About 4 million people live in Kuwait. Over these days its news carried 6.7 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about two-thirds 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.

Rights & justice50%14 stories
Health14%4 stories
Food & livelihood14%4 stories
Disasters & accidents11%3 stories
Conflict & violence7%2 stories
Displacement4%1 story

Harm reported

Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.

Stories reporting arrests11 Stories reporting people killed3 Stories reporting people affected1

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

Its stories' words were about as the world's.

Filled dot: Kuwait. Ring: the world. Measured over 28 stories.

Feelings

Too few stories to read its feelings.

Its neighbours, same days

Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.

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