24 of its 30 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 35 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 Vanuatu on 1 of the 30 days held.
Most on Saturday 24 October 2026: 24 of its 30 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Vanuatu: stories reporting people affected, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
VanuatuThe 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 Vanuatu mostIn detail
against the world's news, same daysParts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Disasters & accidents62%45 stories
Health21%15 stories
Shelter & services8%6 stories
Conflict & violence3%2 stories
Food & livelihood3%2 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given1%1 story
Rights & justice1%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed8 Stories reporting people affected8 Stories reporting people injured1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Vanuatu. Ring: the world. Measured over 68 stories.
Feelings
Angermuch less angry than the world's
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Fearmuch less fearful than the world's
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Vanuatu in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Vanuatu's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Vanuatu35 in 100
of its 206 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Solomon Islands28 in 100
of its 134 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Fiji22 in 100
of its 1,482 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
New Caledonia19 in 100
of its 16 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Papua New Guinea14 in 100
of its 994 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.
Where it happened
Accidents & disasters
Vanuatu (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
earthquake24 Oct22 of its stories that day, more than ten times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.