40 of its 207 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 17 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at the Netherlands on 6 of the 30 days held.
Most on Tuesday 29 September 2026: 62 of its 202 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Netherlands: 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.
NetherlandsThe 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 the Netherlands most33 of its 208 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).
26 of its 148 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 4 of Amsterdam's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.
36 of its 183 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
62 of its 202 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).
48 of its 189 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 18 million people live in the Netherlands. Over these days its news carried 40 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 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.
Health38%258 stories
Rights & justice26%178 stories
Disasters & accidents10%67 stories
Conflict & violence8%57 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given7%51 stories
Food & livelihood5%37 stories
Shelter & services3%23 stories
Displacement2%17 stories
Where it happened
Netherlands (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 killed161 Stories reporting people affected124 Stories reporting arrests98 Stories reporting refugees15 Stories reporting people injured15 Stories reporting evacuations7 Stories reporting people displaced2 Stories reporting people falling ill1 Stories reporting abductions1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Netherlands. Ring: the world. Measured over 719 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefa little less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Netherlands in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Netherlands's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
France27 in 100 of its 21,074 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Netherlands17 in 100
of its 4,188 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Belgium16 in 100
of its 1,727 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Germany16 in 100
of its 10,245 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Luxembourg12 in 100
of its 615 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.