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25 Sep to 24 Oct: in the world's news as a whole, every feeling was about as usual. Here is where each feeling ran hottest.

Against the world Against its own usual

Where each feeling ran hottest

Anger

Anger ran hottest in Saudi Arabia: its news was about three times as angry as the world's.

5,443 stories about harm
Against its own usual: about as usual.
Then Yemen, Ethiopia, Ukraine.
Grief

Grief ran hottest in Russia: its news was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

4,933 stories about harm
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual.
Then Jordan, Sudan, St Vincent.
Fear

Fear ran hottest in Pakistan: its news was about twice as fearful as the world's.

4,425 stories about harm
Against its own usual: a little more than usual.
Then Panama, Afghanistan, Mozambique.
Warmth

Warmth ran hottest in Qatar: its news was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

196 stories about harm
Against its own usual: a little more than usual.
Then Norway, Liberia, South Sudan.

What changed

against each country's own last 30 days
Warmth rose

Norway: warmth in its news rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

343 stories about harm
Grief rose

Jordan: grief in its news rose to about twice its own usual.

499 stories about harm
Anger rose

France: anger in its news rose to about twice its own usual.

5,767 stories about harm
Grief rose

Djibouti: grief in its news rose to about twice its own usual.

179 stories about harm

Harsh and warm words, by country

Harshest

Yemenmuch harsher than the world's · 1,183 stories Palestinemuch harsher than the world's · 2,487 stories Saudi Arabiamuch harsher than the world's · 5,443 stories Sudanmuch harsher than the world's · 754 stories Afghanistanmuch harsher than the world's · 832 stories Albaniamuch harsher than the world's · 254 stories Jordanmuch harsher than the world's · 499 stories Russiamuch harsher than the world's · 4,933 stories
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Warmest

Swedenmuch warmer than the world's · 497 stories United Arab Emiratesmuch warmer than the world's · 530 stories Qatarmuch warmer than the world's · 196 stories Norwaywarmer than the world's · 343 stories Liberiawarmer than the world's · 334 stories Switzerlandwarmer than the world's · 759 stories Icelandwarmer than the world's · 95 stories Tanzaniawarmer than the world's · 180 stories
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The average tone of the words in each country's stories about people being harmed, 224 countries. Filled dot: the country. Ring: the world. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. How?

On the map

Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTonga: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiue: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAndorra: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSan Marino: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
Anger · 21 countriesGrief · 23 countriesFear · 34 countriesWarmth · 28 countries Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news over the same days. Stronger colour: further above the world. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

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