19 Oct to 25 Oct: 13 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).
How it moved
Papua New Guinea: disasters & accidents, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Dashed line: the 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 Papua New Guinea mostNothing about Papua New Guinea stood out from its usual in these days.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
About 10 million people live in Papua New Guinea. Over these days its news carried 3.4 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about a third 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 killed4 Stories reporting people injured1 Stories reporting people affected1Harsh or warm words
Its stories' words were a little harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Papua New Guinea. Ring: the world. Measured over 32 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
Indonesia31 in 100 of its 1,184 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Solomon Islands28 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Micronesia22 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Australia19 in 100 of its 8,836 stories were about people being harmed · mostly healthCountries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Papua New Guinea (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.