18 Oct 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).
How it moved
Peru: stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the 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 mostNothing about Peru stood out from its usual in these days.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
About 34 million people live in Peru. Over these days its news carried 2.1 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of 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.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed14 Stories reporting people affected10 Stories reporting arrests3 Stories reporting evacuations1Harsh or warm words
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Peru. Ring: the world. Measured over 71 stories.
Feelings
Dot: Peru in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Peru's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Colombia37 in 100 of its 286 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia45 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed · mostly food & livelihoodCountries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Accidents & disasters
Peru (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.