5 of its 53 stories (9%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 3 of Doha's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 9 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 Qatar on 3 of the 30 days held.
Most on Friday 16 October 2026: 9 of its 48 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Qatar: 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.
QatarThe 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 Qatar most9 of its 48 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
12 of its 46 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 3 million people live in Qatar. Over these days its news carried 73 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about twice 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.
Conflict & violence34%66 stories
Health27%52 stories
Shelter & services10%19 stories
Rights & justice9%18 stories
Disasters & accidents9%17 stories
Food & livelihood7%14 stories
Displacement3%5 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given2%4 stories
Where it happened
Qatar (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 killed26 Stories reporting people affected14 Stories reporting people injured5 Stories reporting arrests5 Stories reporting refugees4 Stories reporting people displaced2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Qatar. Ring: the world. Measured over 196 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Fearabout as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthabout one and a half times as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Qatar in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Qatar's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Saudi Arabia46 in 100 of its 11,880 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Iran32 in 100 of its 13,207 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence United Arab Emirates14 in 100 of its 3,843 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Bahrain10 in 100 of its 1,004 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Qatar9 in 100
of its 2,207 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.