19 Oct to 25 Oct: 13 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).
How it moved
How harsh or warm the words were in Libya's stories about people being harmed
Higher is warmer, lower is harsher. Dashed line: the 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 mostNothing about Libya stood out from its usual in these days.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
About 7 million people live in Libya. Over these days its news carried 2.9 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about a third 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.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed9 Stories reporting people injured2 Stories reporting arrests1 Stories reporting abductions1Harsh or warm words
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Libya. Ring: the world. Measured over 20 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
Sudan70 in 100 of its 363 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia34 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Niger36 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Chad19 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Egypt16 in 100 of its 792 stories were about people being harmed · mostly healthCountries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violence
Libya (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.