17 of its 45 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 29 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Tajikistan on 1 of the 7 days held.
Most on Tuesday 20 October 2026: 17 of its 45 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Anger in the words of Tajikistan's stories about people being harmed
100 is the world's average over these days: 200 means twice the world's. Dashed line: the world. It moves with what its news was about as well as with its words: anger rises when more of it is about conflict and violence.
TajikistanThe 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 Tajikistan mostIn detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 10 million people live in Tajikistan. Over these days its news carried 3.2 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.
Conflict & violence75%24 stories
Rights & justice12%4 stories
Disasters & accidents6%2 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given3%1 story
Health3%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed3 Stories reporting arrests2 Stories reporting people affected1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Tajikistan. Ring: the world. Measured over 32 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
Afghanistan42 in 100 of its 366 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan32 in 100 of its 2,640 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Tajikistan29 in 100
of its 112 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Kashmir25 in 100
of its 740 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
China14 in 100
of its 7,616 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Uzbekistan12 in 100
of its 217 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Kyrgyzstan5 in 100
of its 169 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.
Where it happened
Attacks & violence
Tajikistan (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.