17 of its 93 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 7 of Lisbon's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 13 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Portugal on 4 of the 7 days held.
Most on Wednesday 21 October 2026: 17 of its 93 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Portugal: stories carrying help or hope, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Peace efforts, people freed or reunited, aid and relief, volunteers, vaccination. A topic, not an outcome -- talks that fail still count. Dashed line: the world.
PortugalThe 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 Portugal most22 of its 113 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).
10 of its 97 stories (10%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 4 of Lisbon's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
8 of its 67 stories (12%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 5 of Lisbon's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 10 million people live in Portugal. Over these days its news carried 8.2 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 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.
Rights & justice34%27 stories
Health22%17 stories
Disasters & accidents19%15 stories
Conflict & violence11%9 stories
Food & livelihood8%6 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%3 stories
Shelter & services3%2 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting arrests23 Stories reporting people injured16 Stories reporting people killed11 Stories reporting people affected7Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Portugal. Ring: the world. Measured over 82 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout one and a half times as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Fearabout as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Portugal in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Portugal's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
France39 in 100 of its 6,735 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Spain20 in 100 of its 2,340 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Portugal13 in 100
of its 616 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Morocco12 in 100
of its 425 stories were about people being harmed · mostly food & livelihood
Algeria9 in 100
of its 100 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Protests & strikes
Portugal (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.