13 of its 28 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 29 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Peru on 7 of the 30 days held.
Most on Saturday 10 October 2026: 12 of its 30 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Peru: 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.
PeruThe 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 Peru most26 of its 67 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%.
44 of its 105 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%.
26 of its 76 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%.
12 of its 30 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
15 of its 41 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
1 more day the news pointed at Peru
17 of its 43 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 34 million people live in Peru. Over these days its news carried 9.6 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about a third of 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.
Health50%158 stories
Disasters & accidents20%63 stories
Rights & justice14%45 stories
Conflict & violence7%23 stories
Food & livelihood3%11 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given2%7 stories
Displacement2%6 stories
Shelter & services1%4 stories
Where it happened
Peru (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 killed72 Stories reporting people affected34 Stories reporting arrests25 Stories reporting people injured14 Stories reporting abductions7 Stories reporting evacuations2Harsh or warm words
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Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Peru. Ring: the world. Measured over 326 stories.
Feelings
Angermuch less angry than the world's
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Fearless fearful than the world's
Warmthless warm than the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Peru in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Peru's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Bolivia39 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Ecuador34 in 100 of its 362 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
Peru29 in 100
of its 1,122 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Chile22 in 100
of its 1,294 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Brazil16 in 100
of its 5,179 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.