18 Oct to 24 Oct: 20 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
How it moved
Zambia: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days.
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightNo events in these days.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Zambia mostNothing about Zambia stood out from its usual in these days.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
About 20 million people live in Zambia. Over these days its news carried 1.2 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of 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.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting arrests8 Stories reporting people killed6 Stories reporting people injured2 Stories reporting people affected1Harsh or warm words
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Zambia. Ring: the world. Measured over 23 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
DR Congo82 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Malawi22 in 100 of its 541 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justiceCountries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Zambia (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.