10 of its 23 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
26 Sep to 25 Oct: 18 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at St Vincent on 2 of the 30 days held.
Most on Monday 28 September 2026: 10 of its 23 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%.
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 St Vincent'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.
St VincentThe 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 St Vincent most9 of its 10 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysParts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Disasters & accidents35%20 stories
Conflict & violence25%14 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given16%9 stories
Health11%6 stories
Rights & justice9%5 stories
Shelter & services4%2 stories
Food & livelihood2%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed31 Stories reporting people injured16 Stories reporting arrests3 Stories reporting people displaced2 Stories reporting people affected2 Stories reporting abductions1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: St Vincent. Ring: the world. Measured over 52 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefabout three times as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Fearless fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: St Vincent in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: St Vincent's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
St Vincent18 in 100
of its 310 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Dominica14 in 100
of its 22 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Grenada17 in 100
of its 264 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Barbados15 in 100
of its 603 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
St. Lucia9 in 100
of its 160 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 & violenceDeaths, cause not given
St Vincent (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.