16 of its 33 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%.
25 Sep to 24 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 South Sudan on 8 of the 30 days held.
Most on Friday 9 October 2026: 15 of its 26 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
South Sudan: 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.
South 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 South Sudan most15 of its 32 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%.
19 of its 36 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%.
9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%.
15 of its 26 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%.
15 of its 33 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%.
2 more days the news pointed at South Sudan
13 of its 27 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%.
9 of its 26 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 11 million people live in South Sudan. Over these days its news carried 25 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about two-thirds of 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.
Rights & justice30%80 stories
Conflict & violence22%60 stories
Health17%45 stories
Displacement11%31 stories
Disasters & accidents7%20 stories
Shelter & services6%16 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%11 stories
Food & livelihood3%8 stories
Where it happened
South Sudan (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 killed94 Stories reporting people injured40 Stories reporting people affected38 Stories reporting arrests20 Stories reporting abductions16 Stories reporting people displaced15 Stories reporting refugees5 Stories reporting evacuations1Harsh or warm words
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Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: South Sudan. Ring: the world. Measured over 272 stories.
Feelings
Angera little angrier than 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
Feara little more 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: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: South Sudan in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: South Sudan's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
DR Congo80 in 100 of its 310 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Sudan65 in 100 of its 1,167 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic64 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia44 in 100 of its 1,671 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
South Sudan39 in 100
of its 703 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Uganda28 in 100
of its 3,190 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Kenya27 in 100
of its 7,973 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.