41 of its 54 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 71 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about 4 times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Sudan on 5 of the 7 days held.
Most on Tuesday 20 October 2026: 57 of its 73 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Anger in the words of Sudan's stories about people being harmed
100 is the world's average over these days: 200 means twice the world's. Dashed line: the world. It moves with what its news was about as well as with its words: anger rises when more of it is about conflict and violence.
SudanThe 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 Sudan most58 of its 76 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Abyei accounted for 21 of Sudan's 58 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets.
57 of its 73 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. 12 of Abyei's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.
37 of its 58 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories).
12 of its 15 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 48 million people live in Sudan. Over these days its news carried 5.2 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 & violence56%140 stories
Displacement15%37 stories
Rights & justice10%25 stories
Disasters & accidents5%13 stories
Health5%12 stories
Food & livelihood3%8 stories
Shelter & services3%8 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given3%7 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed182 Stories reporting people injured105 Stories reporting people affected70 Stories reporting people displaced59 Stories reporting refugees12 Stories reporting arrests6 Stories reporting abductions2 Stories reporting people falling ill1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Sudan. Ring: the world. Measured over 247 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout three times as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Griefabout three times as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Sudan in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Sudan's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Sudan71 in 100
of its 351 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Central African Republic72 in 100
of its 29 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
South Sudan42 in 100
of its 153 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Ethiopia38 in 100
of its 247 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Chad16 in 100
of its 74 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Libya16 in 100
of its 140 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Eritrea14 in 100
of its 42 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Egypt17 in 100
of its 781 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 & violenceProtests & strikes
Sudan (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.