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.
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.
How it moved
Yemen: stories carrying help or hope, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Peace efforts, people freed or reunited, aid and relief, volunteers, vaccination. A topic, not an outcome -- talks that fail still count. Dashed line: the world.
YemenThe 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 Yemen most84 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.
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 daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
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
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed204 Stories reporting people injured167 Stories reporting people affected68 Stories reporting people displaced37 Stories reporting refugees11 Stories reporting arrests9 Stories reporting abductions8Harsh 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.