19 Oct to 25 Oct: 27 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).
How it moved
How harsh or warm the words were in Mexico'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 Mexico mostNothing about Mexico stood out from its usual in these days.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
About 128 million people live in Mexico. Over these days its news carried 3.0 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 killed139 Stories reporting arrests67 Stories reporting people affected65 Stories reporting people injured17 Stories reporting abductions8 Stories reporting refugees1 Stories reporting evacuations1 Stories reporting people displaced1Harsh or warm words
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Mexico. Ring: the world. Measured over 389 stories.
Feelings
Dot: Mexico in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Mexico's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Guatemala46 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justiceCountries 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
Mexico (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.