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18 Oct to 24 Oct: in the world's news as a whole, anger, fear and warmth were about as usual; grief was a little less than 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 Yemen: its news was about three times as angry as the world's.

337 stories about harm
Against its own usual: about as usual.
Then Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Sudan.
Grief

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

291 stories about harm
Against its own usual: about three times usual.
Then Sudan, Kenya, Yemen.
Fear

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

864 stories about harm
Against its own usual: about as usual.
Then Afghanistan, Jordan, Somalia.
Warmth

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

75 stories about harm
Against its own usual: about as usual.
Then Rwanda, South Sudan, United Arab Emirates.

What changed

against each country's own last 30 days
Anger rose

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

291 stories about harm
Fear rose

Tajikistan: fear in its news rose to about twice its own usual.

32 stories about harm few stories
Anger rose

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

461 stories about harm
Grief rose

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

43 stories about harm few stories

Harsh and warm words, by country

Harshest

Jordanmuch harsher than the world's · 291 stories Sudanmuch harsher than the world's · 250 stories Yemenmuch harsher than the world's · 337 stories Palestinemuch harsher than the world's · 580 stories Francemuch harsher than the world's · 2,608 stories Mali few storiesmuch harsher than the world's · 47 stories Saudi Arabiamuch harsher than the world's · 1,240 stories Bulgariamuch harsher than the world's · 93 stories
harshwarm

Warmest

United Arab Emiratesmuch warmer than the world's · 112 stories Liberiamuch warmer than the world's · 75 stories New Zealandmuch warmer than the world's · 460 stories Switzerlandmuch warmer than the world's · 165 stories Denmarkwarmer than the world's · 86 stories Qatar few storieswarmer than the world's · 47 stories Swedenwarmer than the world's · 94 stories UKwarmer than the world's · 6,371 stories
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The average tone of the words in each country's stories about people being harmed, 211 countries. Filled dot: the country. Ring: the world. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. How?

On the map

Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: 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'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than 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'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAndorra: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
Anger · 20 countriesGrief · 21 countriesFear · 25 countriesWarmth · 16 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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