Mongolia

18 Oct to 24 Oct: 38 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 Mongolia on 1 of the 7 days held. Most on Friday 23 October 2026: 7 of its 14 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 22 stories about people being harmed in these days → few stories
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words

How harsh or warm the words were in Mongolia's stories about people being harmed

Higher is warmer, lower is harsher. Dashed line: the world.

warmerharsher18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct18 Oct: -0.48; world -0.2419 Oct: -0.07; world -0.1720 Oct: -0.43; world -0.1121 Oct: -0.46; world -0.0522 Oct: -0.30; world -0.0623 Oct: -0.47; world -0.1224 Oct: -0.52; world -0.16
MongoliaThe world

Key events

the events its news covered most, newest on the right

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 Mongolia most
Friday 23 October 2026 · Disasters & accidents

7 of its 14 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.

In detail

against the world's news, same days

People and attention

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About 3 million people live in Mongolia. Over these days its news carried 6.5 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about two-thirds 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.

Disasters & accidents91%20 stories
Food & livelihood9%2 stories

Harm reported

Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.

Stories reporting people affected7 Stories reporting people killed1

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.

Filled dot: Mongolia. Ring: the world. Measured over 22 stories.

Feelings

Too few stories to read its feelings.

Its neighbours, same days

Mongolia38 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Russia26 in 100 of its 3,791 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence China13 in 100 of its 7,650 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Kazakhstan8 in 100 of its 220 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

Accidents & disasters

Mongolia (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.

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