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).
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 37 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 1 of the 7 days held.
Most on Thursday 22 October 2026: Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories).
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Somalia: stories reporting people affected, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
SomaliaThe 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 Somalia mostIn 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 4.3 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about half 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 & violence41%32 stories
Disasters & accidents28%22 stories
Rights & justice13%10 stories
Displacement9%7 stories
Shelter & services8%6 stories
Health1%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people affected24 Stories reporting people killed16 Stories reporting refugees15 Stories reporting people displaced14 Stories reporting people injured8 Stories reporting arrests8 Stories reporting abductions3Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Somalia. Ring: the world. Measured over 78 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout one and a half times as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefa little less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than 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
Yemen72 in 100
of its 469 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Ethiopia40 in 100
of its 247 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Somalia37 in 100
of its 210 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Kenya33 in 100
of its 1,971 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
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
Somalia (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.