
The world’s most underrepresented countries
To find the most underrepresented countries, we analysed five year's worth of articles from around the world and found out which country has the least media representation.
Although they each have their own unique vibrancy and colourful cultures, these 10 countries have the least amount of media representation. This could be due to their size and the low GDP of the countries. Many of them islands, news tends to stay localised within the country and so often goes unreported by the global media.
Another reason for the underrepresentation of these countries is that the cultures, customs and everyday life in these places is so unique, so sadly don’t receive widespread recognition in the media.
For example, the Federated States of Micronesia is the seventh most underrepresented country in the world with only 6,546 articles written about it in five years, despite the country comprising hundreds of islands.
However, it has one of the world’s most vibrant and interesting cultural and wildlife offerings. Its rich biodiversity sees the islands home to jellyfish and squid dwelling coral reefs, tropical rainforests and volcanoes. It’s a melting pot of Indigenous religions, cultural groups and languages. All of which create a unique world on each small island.
In comparison, many of the countries with the most media representation are all larger and have a higher GDP and strong tourism sectors. Four of the most represented countries have English as their official language which could be beneficial in terms of representation. Whilst China, France and Japan all have very distinctive cultures which are often seen in films, TV and fashion.