7 of its 14 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 26 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 Mongolia on 2 of the 30 days held.
Most on Thursday 8 October 2026: 7 of its 14 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Mongolia: 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.
MongoliaThe 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 Mongolia most7 of its 14 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed 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 3 million people live in Mongolia. Over these days its news carried 17 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about half 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.
Disasters & accidents51%30 stories
Food & livelihood29%17 stories
Displacement7%4 stories
Health7%4 stories
Rights & justice3%2 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given2%1 story
Shelter & services2%1 story
Where it happened
Mongolia (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 killed17 Stories reporting people affected14 Stories reporting people injured8 Stories reporting evacuations1 Stories reporting people displaced1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Mongolia. Ring: the world. Measured over 59 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefless grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Mongolia in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Mongolia's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Russia33 in 100 of its 15,087 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Mongolia26 in 100
of its 230 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Kazakhstan12 in 100
of its 1,119 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.