7 of its 9 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 47 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Myanmar on 3 of the 30 days held.
Most on Tuesday 29 September 2026: 27 of its 32 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Anger in the words of Myanmar's stories about people being harmed
100 is the world's average over these days: 200 means twice the world's. Dashed line: the world. It moves with what its news was about as well as with its words: anger rises when more of it is about conflict and violence.
MyanmarThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
29 Sep
Arakanattacks & violence
12 stories, 26 outlets
Scroll 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 Myanmar most27 of its 32 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories).
8 of its 11 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 3 of Kuki'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 54 million people live in Myanmar. Over these days its news carried 3.2 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter 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.
Conflict & violence35%60 stories
Rights & justice24%41 stories
Displacement17%29 stories
Disasters & accidents14%24 stories
Health7%12 stories
Food & livelihood3%5 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given1%1 story
Shelter & services1%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed84 Stories reporting people injured52 Stories reporting people affected32 Stories reporting arrests15 Stories reporting people displaced12 Stories reporting refugees8 Stories reporting abductions8Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Myanmar. Ring: the world. Measured over 173 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout twice as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Griefabout one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Fearabout as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthless warm than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Myanmar in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Myanmar's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Myanmar47 in 100
of its 370 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Bangladesh36 in 100
of its 3,247 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Thailand31 in 100
of its 3,952 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
India24 in 100
of its 132,856 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Laos21 in 100
of its 297 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
China12 in 100
of its 29,510 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
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 & violence
Myanmar (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.