16 of its 50 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories).
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 40 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 Somalia on 5 of the 30 days held.
Most on Wednesday 30 September 2026: 42 of its 71 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Somalia: 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.
SomaliaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
28 Sep
Baidoaattacks & violence
11 stories, 11 outlets
29 Sep
Puntlandaccidents & disasters
8 stories, 9 outlets
30 Sep
Puntlandaccidents & disasters
30 stories, 40 outlets
October 2026
13 Oct
Mogadishuattacks & violence
9 stories, 7 outlets
14 Oct
Mogadishuattacks & violence
6 stories, 4 outlets
15 Oct
Mogadishuattacks & violence
11 stories, 13 outlets
19 Oct
Puntlandaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 6 outlets
Scroll 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 Somalia most22 of its 66 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).
42 of its 71 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Puntland accounted for 30 of Somalia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets.
20 of its 35 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%.
14 of its 27 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 18 million people live in Somalia. Over these days its news carried 20 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about half 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 & violence35%125 stories
Disasters & accidents32%114 stories
Rights & justice15%54 stories
Health7%26 stories
Displacement5%17 stories
Shelter & services3%12 stories
Food & livelihood1%5 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given1%3 stories
Where it happened
Somalia (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 killed111 Stories reporting people affected82 Stories reporting arrests61 Stories reporting people injured58 Stories reporting people displaced29 Stories reporting refugees21 Stories reporting abductions21Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Somalia. Ring: the world. Measured over 357 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout one and a half times as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefa little more grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmtha little warmer than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Somalia in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Somalia's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Yemen63 in 100 of its 1,890 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia44 in 100 of its 1,671 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Somalia40 in 100
of its 895 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Kenya27 in 100
of its 7,973 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Tanzania17 in 100
of its 1,032 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.