122 of its 282 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Riyadh accounted for 76 of Saudi Arabia's 122 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets.
25 Oct: 43 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (20).
What stood out
The news pointed at Saudi Arabia on 1 of the 1 day held.
Most on Sunday 25 October 2026: Riyadh accounted for 76 of Saudi Arabia's 122 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Saudi Arabia: stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
Saudi ArabiaThe 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 Saudi Arabia mostIn detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 37 million people live in Saudi Arabia. Over these days its news carried 3.3 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 4 times the world's rate (0.8 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 & violence70%84 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given12%14 stories
Rights & justice6%7 stories
Disasters & accidents5%6 stories
Displacement3%4 stories
Health2%2 stories
Food & livelihood2%2 stories
Shelter & services1%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed79 Stories reporting people injured75 Stories reporting people affected9 Stories reporting arrests5 Stories reporting people displaced1 Stories reporting evacuations1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Saudi Arabia. Ring: the world. Measured over 121 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout twice as angry as the world's
Griefa little more grief-stricken than the world's
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Warmthless warm than the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Saudi Arabia in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Saudi Arabia's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Israel48 in 100
of its 504 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Jordan56 in 100
of its 90 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Saudi Arabia43 in 100
of its 282 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Yemen60 in 100
of its 42 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Iraq38 in 100
of its 26 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Kuwait29 in 100
of its 14 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Oman19 in 100
of its 36 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Egypt14 in 100
of its 87 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
United Arab Emirates13 in 100
of its 83 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Qatar8 in 100
of its 75 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
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 & disasters
Saudi Arabia (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.