9 of its 14 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%.
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 El Salvador on 5 of the 30 days held.
Most on Thursday 15 October 2026: 15 of its 22 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
El Salvador: 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.
El SalvadorThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightNo events in these days.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at El Salvador most7 of its 10 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%.
11 of its 14 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%.
15 of its 22 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%.
6 of its 10 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 6 million people live in El Salvador. Over these days its news carried 18 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.
Rights & justice58%65 stories
Conflict & violence15%17 stories
Disasters & accidents9%10 stories
Health7%8 stories
Food & livelihood5%6 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given3%3 stories
Shelter & services2%2 stories
Displacement1%1 story
Where it happened
El Salvador (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 arrests44 Stories reporting people killed42 Stories reporting people affected25 Stories reporting abductions8 Stories reporting people injured6 Stories reporting refugees2 Stories reporting evacuations1 Stories reporting people displaced1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: El Salvador. Ring: the world. Measured over 114 stories.
Feelings
Angera little angrier than the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Griefa little less grief-stricken than 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: a little more than usual
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: El Salvador in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: El Salvador's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
El Salvador40 in 100
of its 288 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Nicaragua43 in 100
of its 149 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Guatemala29 in 100
of its 280 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Honduras24 in 100
of its 144 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Belize15 in 100
of its 926 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.