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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 rose most, each country against its own usual (its 30 days before).

Against the world Against its own usual

Where each feeling rose most

Anger

Anger rose most in Jordan: about twice its own usual.

291 stories about harm
Against the world: about three times as angry as the world's.
Grief

Grief rose most in Jordan: about three times its own usual.

291 stories about harm
Against the world: about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Fear

Fear rose most in Jordan: about twice its own usual.

291 stories about harm
Against the world: about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Warmth

Warmth rose most in Russia: about its own usual.

982 stories about harm
Against the world: a little less warm than the world's.

Harsh and warm words, by country

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?

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like its own usualVietnam: feelings about like its own usualVenezuela: feelings about like its own usualVanuatu: feelings about like its own usualUzbekistan: feelings about like its own usualUruguay: feelings about like its own usualMicronesia: feelings about like its own usualU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like its own usualGuam: feelings about like its own usualPuerto Rico: feelings about like its own usualUnited States: feelings about like its own usualSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like its own usualIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like its own usualUkraine: feelings about like its own usualTurkmenistan: feelings about like its own usualTurkey: feelings about like its own usualTonga: feelings about like its own usualTogo: feelings about like its own usualTimor-Leste: feelings about like its own usualThailand: feelings about like its own usualTanzania: feelings about like its own usualSyria: feelings about like its own usualSwitzerland: feelings about like its own usualSweden: feelings about like its own usualEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like its own usualSri Lanka: feelings about like its own usualSpain: feelings about like its own usualSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like its own usualSlovenia: feelings about like its own usualSingapore: feelings about like its own usualSeychelles: feelings about like its own usualSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like its own usualSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like its own usualSt. Lucia: feelings about like its own usualPhilippines: feelings about like its own usualPeru: feelings about like its own usualParaguay: feelings about like its own usualPapua New Guinea: feelings about like its own usualPalau: feelings about like its own usualPakistan: feelings about like its own usualNigeria: feelings about like its own usualNiger: feelings about like its own usualNicaragua: feelings about like its own usualNew Zealand: feelings about like its own usualNiue: feelings about like its own usualCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like its own usualMorocco: feelings about like its own usualWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like its own usualMongolia: feelings about like its own usualMoldova: feelings about like its own usualMauritius: feelings about like its own usualMauritania: feelings about like its own usualMalta: feelings about like its own usualMadagascar: feelings about like its own usualNorth Macedonia: feelings about like its own usualLuxembourg: feelings about like its own usualLithuania: feelings about like its own usualLiberia: feelings about like its own usualLesotho: feelings about like its own usualLatvia: feelings about like its own usualLaos: feelings about like its own usualKyrgyzstan: feelings about like its own usualKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like its own usualIsrael: feelings about like its own usualIran: feelings about like its own usualIndonesia: feelings about like its own usualIndia: feelings about like its own usualHonduras: feelings about like its own usualGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like its own usualGuinea: feelings about like its own usualGrenada: feelings about like its own usualGermany: feelings about like its own usualGeorgia: feelings about like its own usualGabon: feelings about like its own usualSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like its own usualNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like its own usualEstonia: feelings about like its own usualEritrea: feelings about like its own usualEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like its own usualEgypt: feelings about like its own usualDominican Republic: feelings about like its own usualDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like its own usualGreenland: feelings about like its own usualFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like its own usualN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like its own usualCroatia: feelings about like its own usualCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like its own usualCosta Rica: feelings about like its own usualComoros: feelings about like its own usualHong Kong: feelings about like its own usualChile: feelings about like its own usualCentral African Republic: feelings about like its own usualCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like its own usualCameroon: feelings about like its own usualCambodia: feelings about like its own usualMyanmar: feelings about like its own usualBurundi: feelings about like its own usualBrunei: feelings about like its own usualBrazil: feelings about like its own usualBotswana: feelings about like its own usualBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like its own usualBolivia: feelings about like its own usualBhutan: feelings about like its own usualBenin: feelings about like its own usualBelgium: feelings about like its own usualBelarus: feelings about like its own usualBarbados: feelings about like its own usualHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like its own usualArgentina: feelings about like its own usualAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like its own usualAngola: feelings about like its own usualJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like its own usualWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like its own usualSiachen Glacier: feelings about like its own usualCrimea: feelings about like its own usualAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like its own usualVatican City: feelings about like its own usualNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like its own usualChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like its own usualAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like its own usualSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like its own usualCook Islands: feelings about like its own usualAruba: feelings about like its own usualNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like its own usualMaldives: feelings about like its own usualLiechtenstein: feelings about like its own usualWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like its own usualSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like its own usualNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like its own usualMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: anger about its own usualYemen: grief about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUganda: fear about its own usualTunisia: grief about one and a half times its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: fear about its own usualTajikistan: fear about twice its own usualTaiwan: grief about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: anger about its own usualSudan: anger about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: fear about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: fear about its own usualSomalia: fear about its own usualSolomon Islands: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: fear about its own usualSaudi Arabia: grief about its own usualSt Vincent: grief about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: anger about its own usualQatar: fear about its own usualPortugal: anger about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNorway: fear about its own usualNorth Korea: grief about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: fear about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualNamibia: grief about its own usualMexico: grief about one and a half times its own usualMali: anger about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: fear about its own usualMalawi: anger about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: fear about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualKenya: grief about one and a half times its own usualKazakhstan: fear about its own usualJordan: anger about twice its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: anger about twice its own usualPalestine: fear about its own usualIreland: fear about its own usualIraq: fear about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualHungary: anger about its own usualHaiti: anger about its own usualGuyana: fear about its own usualGuatemala: grief about its own usualGreece: fear about one and a half times its own usualGhana: grief about one and a half times its own usualGambia: anger about its own usualFrance: anger about one and a half times its own usualFiji: anger about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: fear about its own usualEcuador: grief about twice its own usualCzechia: grief about one and a half times its own usualCuba: anger about one and a half times its own usualDR Congo: fear about its own usualCongo: fear about one and a half times its own usualColombia: grief about one and a half times its own usualChina: grief about one and a half times its own usualChad: anger about its own usualBurkina Faso: grief about twice its own usualBulgaria: anger about one and a half times its own usualBelize: fear about its own usualBangladesh: grief about its own usualBahrain: grief about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: fear about one and a half times its own usualAustria: anger about its own usualAustralia: anger about its own usualAndorra: grief about its own usualAlgeria: fear about its own usualAlbania: anger about its own usualAfghanistan: fear about one and a half times its own usualChina: grief about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: fear about its own usualPalestine: fear about its own usualPalestine: fear about its own usualMarshall Islands: fear about one and a half times its own usualAmerican Samoa: fear about its own usualBermuda: fear about its own usualJersey: anger about its own usual
Anger · 21 countriesGrief · 19 countriesFear · 28 countriesWarmth · 15 countries Like its own usualToo little news

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