20 of its 31 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 49 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 Panama on 8 of the 30 days held.
Most on Friday 9 October 2026: 130 of its 152 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Panama: 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.
PanamaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightOctober 2026
9 Oct
Panama Cityaccidents & disasters
78 stories, 221 outlets
10 Oct
Los Santosaccidents & disasters
23 stories, 48 outlets
10 Oct
Panama Cityaccidents & disasters
66 stories, 106 outlets
12 Oct
Panama Cityaccidents & disasters
10 stories, 28 outlets
13 Oct
Panama Cityaccidents & disasters
21 stories, 21 outlets
13 Oct
Los Santosaccidents & disasters
6 stories, 28 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 Panama most39 of its 62 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Panama City accounted for 21 of Panama's 39 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets.
27 of its 43 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
31 of its 52 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).
118 of its 155 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Panama City accounted for 66 of Panama's 118 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets.
130 of its 152 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Panama City accounted for 78 of Panama's 130 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets.
2 more days the news pointed at Panama
8 of its 20 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%.
9 of its 23 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 4 million people live in Panama. Over these days its news carried 115 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about three times 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%446 stories
Health5%24 stories
Rights & justice3%17 stories
Shelter & services3%13 stories
Conflict & violence2%8 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given1%4 stories
Displacement0%2 stories
Where it happened
Panama (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 injured91 Stories reporting people killed90 Stories reporting people affected81 Stories reporting evacuations27 Stories reporting arrests17 Stories reporting people displaced3 Stories reporting abductions1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Panama. Ring: the world. Measured over 504 stories.
Feelings
Angermuch less 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 as usual
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Warmthless warm than the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Panama in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Panama's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Panama49 in 100
of its 1,064 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Nicaragua43 in 100
of its 149 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Venezuela34 in 100
of its 1,441 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Colombia33 in 100
of its 1,086 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Costa Rica22 in 100
of its 390 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
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
volcanic eruption10 Oct22 of its stories that day, about 4 times its usualearthquake9 Oct122 of its stories that day, more than ten times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.