22 of its 99 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 14 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Zimbabwe on 1 of the 7 days held.
Most on Wednesday 21 October 2026: Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Anger in the words of Zimbabwe's stories about people being harmed
100 is the world's average over these days: 200 means twice the world's. Dashed line: the world. It moves with what its news was about as well as with its words: anger rises when more of it is about conflict and violence.
ZimbabweThe 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 Zimbabwe mostIn detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 16 million people live in Zimbabwe. Over these days its news carried 4.6 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about half 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.
Rights & justice37%27 stories
Health26%19 stories
Disasters & accidents14%10 stories
Shelter & services10%7 stories
Conflict & violence4%3 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%3 stories
Food & livelihood4%3 stories
Displacement1%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting arrests19 Stories reporting people killed12 Stories reporting people affected6 Stories reporting people injured3 Stories reporting people displaced3 Stories reporting people falling ill1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Zimbabwe. Ring: the world. Measured over 72 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefa little less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Fearless fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Zimbabwe in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Zimbabwe's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
South Africa28 in 100 of its 3,462 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Zambia20 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Mozambique20 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Botswana18 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Namibia17 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Zimbabwe14 in 100
of its 510 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
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
Zimbabwe (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.