5 of its 11 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 4 of Dar es Salaam's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 16 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Tanzania on 1 of the 7 days held.
Most on Saturday 24 October 2026: 5 of its 11 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%.
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 Tanzania'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.
TanzaniaThe 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 Tanzania mostIn detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 67 million people live in Tanzania. Over these days its news carried 0.5 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter 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 & justice29%10 stories
Health21%7 stories
Conflict & violence15%5 stories
Food & livelihood15%5 stories
Shelter & services12%4 stories
Disasters & accidents9%3 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed10 Stories reporting arrests1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Tanzania. Ring: the world. Measured over 33 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
DR Congo82 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Uganda36 in 100 of its 857 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Rwanda39 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Kenya32 in 100 of its 1,954 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Burundi42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Malawi22 in 100 of its 541 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Zambia20 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Mozambique20 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Tanzania16 in 100
of its 219 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
Protests & strikes
Tanzania (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.