10 of its 50 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 7 of Monrovia's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 21 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Liberia on 7 of the 30 days held.
Most on Friday 25 September 2026: 33 of its 76 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Liberia: 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.
LiberiaThe 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 Liberia most16 of its 83 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
26 of its 90 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
18 of its 61 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
20 of its 60 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
33 of its 76 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
1 more day the news pointed at Liberia
15 of its 94 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 5 million people live in Liberia. Over these days its news carried 62 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about one and a half times 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 & justice37%121 stories
Health23%75 stories
Shelter & services12%38 stories
Food & livelihood10%32 stories
Conflict & violence8%28 stories
Disasters & accidents6%21 stories
Displacement3%10 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given2%5 stories
Where it happened
Liberia (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 people killed48 Stories reporting people affected40 Stories reporting arrests33 Stories reporting refugees7 Stories reporting people displaced6 Stories reporting people injured2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Liberia. Ring: the world. Measured over 333 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthabout one and a half times as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Liberia in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Liberia's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Liberia21 in 100
of its 1,594 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Guinea18 in 100
of its 191 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Sierra Leone17 in 100
of its 178 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Côte d’Ivoire10 in 100
of its 110 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.