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.
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 49 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about three times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Vanuatu on 1 of the 7 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
How harsh or warm the words were in Vanuatu's stories about people being harmed
Higher is warmer, lower is harsher. 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 & accidents72%31 stories
Health16%7 stories
Shelter & services5%2 stories
Conflict & violence2%1 story
Deaths & injuries, cause not given2%1 story
Food & livelihood2%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed3 Stories reporting people injured1 Stories reporting people affected1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Vanuatu. Ring: the world. Measured over 39 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
Vanuatu49 in 100
of its 88 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Solomon Islands28 in 100
of its 32 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Fiji20 in 100
of its 324 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
New Caledonia0 in 100
of its 5 stories were about people being harmed · mostly
Papua New Guinea13 in 100
of its 269 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.