16 of its 22 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 28 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 Libya on 3 of the 30 days held.
Most on Wednesday 14 October 2026: 16 of its 22 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Rights & justiceConflict & violenceDisasters & accidentsShelter & servicesFood & livelihoodDeaths & injuries, cause not givenDisplacementHealth
Libya: rights & justice, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Dashed line: the world.
LibyaThe 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 Libya most9 of its 12 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%.
4 of its 11 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 4 of Tripoli's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 7 million people live in Libya. Over these days its news carried 14 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about a third 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 & justice39%38 stories
Conflict & violence26%25 stories
Disasters & accidents19%19 stories
Food & livelihood6%6 stories
Shelter & services4%4 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given2%2 stories
Displacement2%2 stories
Health2%2 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed42 Stories reporting arrests11 Stories reporting people injured8 Stories reporting people affected4 Stories reporting refugees2 Stories reporting abductions2 Stories reporting evacuations1 Stories reporting people displaced1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Libya. Ring: the world. Measured over 97 stories.
Feelings
Angera little angrier than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefabout twice as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthless warm than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Libya in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Libya's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Sudan65 in 100 of its 1,167 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Niger46 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Tunisia35 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Libya28 in 100
of its 356 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Chad23 in 100
of its 375 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Algeria19 in 100
of its 413 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Egypt19 in 100
of its 3,039 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
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disasters
Libya (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.