30 of its 153 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 6 of Colombo's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 24 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Sri Lanka on 1 of the 7 days held.
Most on Tuesday 20 October 2026: 6 of Colombo's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Sri Lanka: 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.
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 mostIn 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 & justice37%92 stories
Disasters & accidents17%44 stories
Health13%34 stories
Conflict & violence11%27 stories
Food & livelihood8%21 stories
Shelter & services7%18 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given6%14 stories
Displacement1%2 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed44 Stories reporting arrests44 Stories reporting people affected17 Stories reporting people injured8 Stories reporting refugees1 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 253 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
Bangladesh36 in 100 of its 718 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Myanmar45 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Indonesia32 in 100 of its 1,187 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents India24 in 100 of its 28,656 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Sri Lanka24 in 100
of its 1,076 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. Click a dot for its stories.