15 of its 26 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%.
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 39 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Rwanda on 3 of the 7 days held.
Most on Tuesday 20 October 2026: 23 of its 40 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Rwanda: 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.
RwandaThe 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 Rwanda most23 of its 40 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%.
16 of its 30 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 14 million people live in Rwanda. Over these days its news carried 5.4 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about two-thirds 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.
Conflict & violence42%32 stories
Health18%14 stories
Rights & justice18%14 stories
Disasters & accidents7%5 stories
Displacement5%4 stories
Shelter & services5%4 stories
Food & livelihood4%3 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people affected5 Stories reporting people killed4 Stories reporting arrests4 Stories reporting refugees3Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Rwanda. Ring: the world. Measured over 76 stories.
Feelings
Angera little angrier than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefabout one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Feara little less fearful than 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: Rwanda in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Rwanda's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
DR Congo81 in 100
of its 62 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Uganda36 in 100
of its 876 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Rwanda39 in 100
of its 196 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Burundi40 in 100
of its 20 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Tanzania17 in 100
of its 224 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.
Where it happened
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
Rwanda (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.