37 of its 150 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 20 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Thailand on 1 of the 7 days held.
Most on Tuesday 20 October 2026: Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Thailand: stories reporting arrests, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
ThailandThe 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 Thailand mostIn detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 72 million people live in Thailand. Over these days its news carried 2.2 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about a third 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.
Rights & justice32%48 stories
Disasters & accidents27%41 stories
Health18%28 stories
Food & livelihood9%13 stories
Shelter & services6%9 stories
Conflict & violence4%6 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given3%4 stories
Displacement2%3 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting arrests40 Stories reporting people affected22 Stories reporting people killed20 Stories reporting people injured11 Stories reporting refugees1 Stories reporting evacuations1 Stories reporting people displaced1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Thailand. Ring: the world. Measured over 155 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Thailand in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Thailand's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Myanmar47 in 100
of its 78 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Malaysia21 in 100
of its 1,503 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Thailand20 in 100
of its 785 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Cambodia15 in 100
of its 145 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Laos7 in 100
of its 45 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
Accidents & disasters
Thailand (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.