44 of its 142 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 25 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 Sri Lanka on 2 of the 7 days held.
Most on Sunday 25 October 2026: Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Sri Lanka: stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
Sri LankaThe 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 Sri Lanka most30 of its 153 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 6 of Colombo's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 22 million people live in Sri Lanka. Over these days its news carried 12 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about one and a half 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.
Rights & justice36%97 stories
Disasters & accidents21%56 stories
Health14%36 stories
Conflict & violence10%27 stories
Shelter & services6%17 stories
Food & livelihood6%16 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given5%14 stories
Displacement1%3 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed53 Stories reporting arrests45 Stories reporting people affected29 Stories reporting people injured11 Stories reporting refugees1 Stories reporting evacuations1 Stories reporting abductions1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Sri Lanka. Ring: the world. Measured over 267 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Griefa little less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Sri Lanka in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Sri Lanka's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Myanmar47 in 100
of its 78 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Bangladesh36 in 100
of its 700 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Indonesia31 in 100
of its 1,184 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Sri Lanka25 in 100
of its 1,076 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
India23 in 100
of its 28,818 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
Accidents & disastersProtests & strikes
Sri Lanka (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.