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).
18 Oct 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 2 of the 7 days held.
Most on Wednesday 21 October 2026: Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Netherlands: stories carrying help or hope, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Peace efforts, people freed or reunited, aid and relief, volunteers, vaccination. A topic, not an outcome -- talks that fail still count. Dashed line: the world.
NetherlandsThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightNo events in these days.
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).
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 9.8 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 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.
Health34%52 stories
Rights & justice31%47 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given9%14 stories
Disasters & accidents9%14 stories
Conflict & violence7%11 stories
Displacement4%6 stories
Shelter & services3%5 stories
Food & livelihood3%4 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people affected57 Stories reporting people killed45 Stories reporting arrests15 Stories reporting refugees6 Stories reporting people injured1 Stories reporting people falling ill1 Stories reporting people displaced1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Netherlands. Ring: the world. Measured over 175 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Griefless grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Warmthabout as warm as 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
France39 in 100 of its 6,735 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Netherlands17 in 100
of its 1,023 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Germany15 in 100
of its 2,608 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Belgium14 in 100
of its 463 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Luxembourg14 in 100
of its 148 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
Netherlands (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.