41 of its 82 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Budhi Gandaki accounted for 24 of Nepal's 41 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 57 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about three times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Nepal on 11 of the 30 days held.
Most on Sunday 11 October 2026: 98 of its 114 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Nepal: 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.
NepalThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
25 Sep
Kathmanduaccidents & disasters
16 stories, 30 outlets
26 Sep
Nuwakotaccidents & disasters
13 stories, 27 outlets
27 Sep
Kathmanduaccidents & disasters
26 stories, 57 outlets
28 Sep
Kathmanduaccidents & disasters
40 stories, 81 outlets
October 2026
1 Oct
Kathmanduaccidents & disasters
22 stories, 27 outlets
2 Oct
Kathmanduaccidents & disasters
20 stories, 40 outlets
7 Oct
Kathmanduaccidents & disasters
19 stories, 38 outlets
11 Oct
Kathmanduaccidents & disasters
9 stories, 29 outlets
11 Oct
Gorkhaaccidents & disasters
79 stories, 140 outlets
12 Oct
Kathmanduaccidents & disasters
13 stories, 41 outlets
12 Oct
Gorkhaaccidents & disasters
48 stories, 190 outlets
13 Oct
Budhi Gandakiaccidents & disasters
24 stories, 30 outlets
20 Oct
Kathmanduaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 3 outlets
22 Oct
Kathmanduaccidents & disasters
6 stories, 6 outlets
23 Oct
Kathmanduaccidents & disasters
12 stories, 14 outlets
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 Nepal most78 of its 106 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Gorkha accounted for 48 of Nepal's 78 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets.
98 of its 114 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Gorkha accounted for 79 of Nepal's 98 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets.
82 of its 103 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 82%. Kathmandu accounted for 40 of Nepal's 82 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets.
96 of its 115 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 84%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).
90 of its 135 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 86%. 12 of Mount Everest's 17 stories were about protests or strikes.
5 more days the news pointed at Nepal
18 of its 67 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
31 of its 67 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
35 of its 64 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Kathmandu accounted for 22 of Nepal's 35 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets.
31 of its 57 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
56 of its 81 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 30 million people live in Nepal. Over these days its news carried 37 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.
Disasters & accidents87%953 stories
Health4%42 stories
Rights & justice3%37 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given3%29 stories
Shelter & services1%12 stories
Conflict & violence1%7 stories
Displacement1%7 stories
Food & livelihood0%5 stories
Where it happened
Nepal (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 killed622 Stories reporting people affected531 Stories reporting people injured77 Stories reporting people displaced32 Stories reporting evacuations26 Stories reporting arrests16 Stories reporting refugees7Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Nepal. Ring: the world. Measured over 1,069 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Griefa little more 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: a little more than usual
Warmthless warm than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Nepal in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Nepal's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Nepal57 in 100
of its 1,939 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Bangladesh36 in 100
of its 3,247 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
India24 in 100
of its 132,856 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Bhutan15 in 100
of its 118 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
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.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
heavy rain29 Sep11 of its stories that day, about 4 times its usualavalanche28 Sep48 of its stories that day, about 4 times its usual · also 27 Septsunami25 Sep10 of its stories that day, about three times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.