Pandemic best and worst performers

Analysis by leading Australian think tank the Lowy Institute ranked almost 100 countries on their handling of the coronavirus pandemic, with New Zealand topping the list


AVERAGE SCORES BY REGION (out of 100)

Score for best and worst performers

Below: New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern

51.0 Europe 
Cyprus: 83.3 
Ukraine: 20.7

58.2 Asia-Pacific
New Zealand 94.4
India: 24.3

33.8 Americas 
Uruguay: 75.8
Brazil: 4.3 

49.0 Middle East and Africa
Rwanda: 80.8
Iran: 15.9


SELECTED RANKINGS*
1 New Zealand 
2 Vietnam
3 Taiwan
4 Thailand
5 Cyprus 
6 Rwanda 
7 Iceland 
8 Australia 
9 Latvia
10 Sri Lanka
13 Singapore
18 Norway
20 South Korea
32 Greece
35 UAE
37 Sweden
43 Ireland
45 Japan
55 Germany
59 Italy
61 Canada
63 Portugal
66 UK
73 France
74 Turkey
75 Netherlands
76 Russia
78 Spain
82 South Africa
86 India
89 Chile
90 Ukraine
91 Oman
92 Panama
93 Bolivia
94 United States
95 Iran
96 Colombia
97 Mexico
98 Brazil


Rankings based on six measures of Covid-19:

Total number of confirmed cases
Total number of confirmed deaths
Confirmed cases per million people
Confirmed deaths per million people
Confirmed cases as proportion of tests
Tests per thousand people


*98 countries evaluated in 36 weeks following their hundredth confirmed Covid-19 case, using data available to Jan 9, 2021. China excluded due to lack of publicly available data


Sources: Lowy Institute, Reuters Picture: Getty Images 
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