Yemen

18 Oct to 24 Oct: 73 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about 4 times the world's share (19).

What stood out The news pointed at Yemen on 3 of the 7 days held. Most on Monday 19 October 2026: 79 of its 87 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 337 stories about people being harmed in these days →
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words

Yemen: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories

Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.

91%18%18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct18 Oct: 70%; world 20%19 Oct: 91%; world 19% · violence Shabwa20 Oct: 82%; world 18% · violence Shabwa21 Oct: 57%; world 18%22 Oct: 63%; world 19%23 Oct: 68%; world 19% · a disaster Sanaa24 Oct: 69%; world 19%
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Key events

the events its news covered most, newest on the right

Scroll 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 Yemen most
Friday 23 October 2026 · Conflict & violence

43 of its 63 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Sanaa accounted for 20 of Yemen's 43 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets.

Tuesday 20 October 2026 · Conflict & violence · on the front page

84 of its 102 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Shabwa accounted for 41 of Yemen's 84 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets.

Monday 19 October 2026 · Conflict & violence · on the front page

79 of its 87 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Shabwa accounted for 55 of Yemen's 79 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets.

In detail

against the world's news, same days

People and attention

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About 34 million people live in Yemen. Over these days its news carried 9.9 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 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 & violence64%216 stories
Disasters & accidents10%33 stories
Displacement7%23 stories
Health6%21 stories
Shelter & services6%19 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%13 stories
Rights & justice3%10 stories
Food & livelihood1%2 stories

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.

Filled dot: Yemen. Ring: the world. Measured over 325 stories.

Feelings

Angerabout three times as angry as the world's Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefabout twice as grief-stricken as the world's Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthless warm than the world's Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times

Dot: Yemen in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Yemen's own usual (the 30 days before).

Its neighbours, same days

Yemen73 in 100 of its 460 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Saudi Arabia46 in 100 of its 2,717 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Djibouti17 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Oman10 in 100 of its 481 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

Attacks & violence

Yemen (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.

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