World Meter Data Analysis as of 21st August 2020

13 Case/ 1M Order LOWEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 22-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Deaths  Cases/ 1M
92 China 1,439.27 84,917 4,634 59
91 DRC 89.93 9,802 248 109
90 Nigeria 206.87 51,304 996 248
89 Malawi 19.21 5,322 166 277
88 Malaysia 32.45 9,249 125 285
87 Sudan 43.98 12,623 812 287
» 86 S. Korea 51.29 16,670 309 325
» 85 Ethiopia 115.18 37,665 637 327
84 Zimbabwe 14.91 5,815 152 390
83 Japan 126.53 59,721 1,155 472
South Korea and Ethiopa swapped places
13 Case/ 1M Order HIGHEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 22-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Deaths  Cases/ 1M
1 Chile 19.14 393,769 10,723 20,573
2 USA 331.27 5,792,001 179,047 17,484
3 Peru 33.03 567,059 27,034 17,168
4 Brazil 212.77 3,532,330 113,358 16,602
5 Oman 5.12 83,769 609 16,361
6 Israel 9.20 100,716 809 10,947
7 South Africa 59.41 603,338 12,843 10,155
8 Colombia 50.96 513,719 16,183 10,081
9 Singapore 5.86 56,216 27 9,593
10 Bolivia 11.69 106,065 4,305 9,073
No changes
11 Recov/ Case Order HIGHEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 22-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Recovered Recov/ Cases
1 Belarus 9.45 70,111 68,256 97.35%
2 Malaysia 32.45 9,249 8,945 96.71%
3 Ghana 31.17 43,325 41,408 95.58%
4 Singapore 5.86 56,216 53,651 95.44%
5 China 1,439.27 84,917 79,792 93.96%
6 Pakistan 221.40 291,588 273,579 93.82%
» 7 Azerbaijan 10.15 34,921 32,682 93.59%
» 8 Oman 5.12 83,769 78,386 93.57%
9 Chile 19.14 393,769 367,897 93.43%
10 Serbia 8.73 30,378 28,275 93.08%
Azerbaijan and Oman swapped places
11 Recov/ Case Order LOWEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 22-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Recovered Recov/ Cases
88 Libya 6.88 9,707 1,047 10.79%
87 Honduras 9.93 52,819 8,082 15.30%
86 Belgium 11.60 80,178 18,131 22.61%
85 Lebanon 6.82 11,580 3,204 27.67%
84 Costa Rica 5.10 32,134 10,159 31.61%
83 France 65.29 234,400 84,829 36.19%
» 82 Ethiopia 115.18 37,665 13,913 36.94%
» 81 CAR 4.84 4,679 1,755 37.51%
80 Bolivia 11.69 106,065 41,111 38.76%
79 Romania 19.22 76,355 34,523 45.21%
Ethiopia and Central African Republic (CAR) swapped places
5 NRecov/ Case Order NEW (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 22-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Cases Recovered NRecoveries NRecov/ Case
» 1 Venezuela 38,219 27,306 1,890 4.95%
» 2 Israel 100,716 77,785 3,206 3.18%
» 3 Morocco 49,247 34,199 1,393 2.83%
» 4 Australia 24,407 18,460 606 2.48%
» 5 Palestine 18,313 11,102 420 2.29%
» 6 India 2,973,368 2,220,799 62,858 2.11%
» 7 Japan 59,721 46,467 1,201 2.01%
» 8 Argentina 320,884 239,806 6,155 1.92%
» 9 Uzbekistan 38,074 33,989 728 1.91%
» 10 Paraguay 11,817 6,783 201 1.70%
Large numbers of recoveries by Venezuela (around 80% recovered)
Countries in YELLOW are new to this ranking; all others were in it yesterday
8 Tests/ 1M Order HIGHEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 22-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Total Tests Tests/ 1M 
1 UAE 9.91 66,193 6,348,109 640,576
2 Denmark 5.79 16,127 2,104,747 363,514
3 Singapore 5.86 56,216 1,745,928 297,940
4 Israel 9.20 100,716 2,180,096 236,967
5 Russia 145.94 946,976 33,800,000 231,602
» 6 USA 331.27 5,792,001 74,671,175 225,409
» 7 UK 67.94 323,313 15,177,265 223,392
8 Australia 25.53 24,407 5,579,410 218,543
9 Portugal 10.19 55,211 1,896,675 186,131
10 Belgium 11.60 80,178 2,074,445 178,831
USA and UK swapped places
8 Tests/ 1M Order LOWEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 22-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Total Tests Tests/ 1M 
89 Sudan 43.98 12,623 401 9
» 88 Egypt 102.59 97,148 135,000 1,316
» 87 Guinea 13.17 8,932 18,094 1,374
86 Nigeria 206.87 51,304 369,904 1,788
85 Haiti 11.42 8,016 21,718 1,902
84 Madagascar 27.77 14,218 54,432 1,960
83 Malawi 19.21 5,322 41,474 2,159
82 Afghanistan 39.03 37,894 100,377 2,572
81 Ivory Coast 26.47 17,310 118,065 4,460
80 Zambia 18.45 10,627 103,023 5,584
Egypt and Guinea swapped places
6 Ntest/1M Order NEW (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 22-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Total Tests New Tests NTests/ 1M
» 1 UAE 9.91 6,348,109 82,191 8,294
» 2 Denmark 5.79 2,104,747 29,591 5,111
» 3 Ireland 4.95 760,601 25,003 5,051
» 4 Belgium 11.60 2,074,445 50,545 4,357
» 5 Chile 19.14 2,142,301 54,947 2,871
» 6 Finland 5.54 533,703 15,767 2,846
» 7 Australia 25.53 5,579,410 71,805 2,813
» 8 USA 331.27 74,671,175 863,117 2,605
» 9 Norway 5.43 601,569 13,019 2,398
» 10 Poland 37.84 2,493,423 84,029 2,221
Large number of tests conducted by UAE (1st in the world for testing), Denmark (2nd) and Ireland (13th)
Countries in YELLOW are new to this ranking; all others were in it yesterday
9 Death/ Case Order LOWEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 22-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Deaths  Death/ Cases
92 Singapore 5.86 56,216 27 0.05%
91 Nepal 29.20 30,483 137 0.45%
90 UAE 9.91 66,193 370 0.56%
89 Guinea 13.17 8,932 53 0.59%
88 Ghana 31.17 43,325 261 0.60%
87 Ivory Coast 26.47 17,310 112 0.65%
86 Palestine 5.12 18,313 122 0.67%
85 Uzbekistan 33.55 38,074 260 0.68%
84 Oman 5.12 83,769 609 0.73%
» 83 Tajikistan 9.56 8,241 66 0.80%
Taijikistan and Israel swapped places (10th and 11th); Israel dropped off from the top 10
Israel is back in this chart in the 10th spot
9 Death/ Case Order HIGHEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 22-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Deaths  Death/ Cases
1 Italy 60.44 257,065 35,427 13.78%
2 France 65.29 234,400 30,503 13.01%
3 UK 67.94 323,313 41,405 12.81%
4 Belgium 11.60 80,178 9,976 12.44%
5 Hungary 9.66 5,098 611 11.99%
6 Mexico 129.11 543,806 59,106 10.87%
7 Netherlands 17.14 65,589 6,195 9.45%
» 8 Canada 37.79 124,282 9,062 7.29%
» 9 Spain 46.76 407,879 28,838 7.07%
10 Sweden 10.11 86,068 5,810 6.75%
Canada and Spain swapped places (Spain increased its caseload with no new deaths)
1 Death/ 1M Order LOWEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 22-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Deaths  Deaths/ 1M
92 China 1,439.27 84,917 4,634 3
91 DRC 89.93 9,802 248 3
90 Ivory Coast 26.47 17,310 112 4
89 Guinea 13.17 8,932 53 4
88 Malaysia 32.45 9,249 125 4
87 Singapore 5.86 56,216 27 5
86 Nigeria 206.87 51,304 996 5
85 Nepal 29.20 30,483 137 5
84 Ethiopia 115.18 37,665 637 6
83 Madagascar 27.77 14,218 178 6
No changes
1 Death/ 1M Order HIGHEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 22-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Deaths  Deaths/ 1M
1 Belgium 11.60 80,178 9,976 860
2 Peru 33.03 567,059 27,034 818
3 Spain 46.76 407,879 28,838 617
4 UK 67.94 323,313 41,405 609
5 Italy 60.44 257,065 35,427 586
6 Sweden 10.11 86,068 5,810 575
7 Chile 19.14 393,769 10,723 560
8 USA 331.27 5,792,001 179,047 540
9 Brazil 212.77 3,532,330 113,358 533
10 France 65.29 234,400 30,503 467
No changes
7 Ncase/Case Order LOWEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 22-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases New Cases NCase/ Case
88 China 1,439.27 84,917 22 0.03%
87 Malaysia 32.45 9,249 9 0.10%
» 86 Afghanistan 39.03 37,894 38 0.10%
» 85 Egypt 102.59 97,148 123 0.13%
» 84 Ghana 31.17 43,325 65 0.15%
» 83 Singapore 5.86 56,216 117 0.21%
» 82 Pakistan 221.40 291,588 630 0.22%
81 Belarus 9.45 70,111 161 0.23%
» 80 Haiti 11.42 8,016 19 0.24%
» 79 Kazakhstan 18.81 104,071 256 0.25%
Very low cases from Singapore and Belarus (high caseloads per 1M)
Countries in YELLOW are new to this ranking; all others were in it yesterday
7 Ncase/Case Order HIGHEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 22-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases New Cases NCase/ Case
» 1 Paraguay 7.14 11,817 684 5.79%
» 2 Lebanon 6.82 11,580 628 5.42%
» 3 Spain 46.76 407,879 19,894 4.88%
» 4 Ethiopia 115.18 37,665 1,829 4.86%
» 5 Venezuela 28.42 38,219 1,351 3.53%
» 6 Costa Rica 5.10 32,134 1,059 3.30%
» 7 Morocco 36.97 49,247 1,609 3.27%
» 8 Nepal 29.20 30,483 838 2.75%
» 9 Argentina 45.25 320,884 8,225 2.56%
» 10 Libya 6.88 9,707 244 2.51%
Caseload increases of 11% would double a total caseload in a week; increases of 19% would double a caseload in 4 days
Countries in YELLOW are new to this ranking; all others were in it yesterday
4 Days Order HIGHEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 22-Aug-2020
NDays (>100) Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases/ 1M Deaths/ 1M Recov/ 1M
213 China 1,439.27 59 3 55
181 S. Korea 51.29 325 6 275
180 Japan 126.53 472 9 367
178 Italy 60.44 4,253 586 3,391
175 Iran 84.15 4,216 242 3,635
171 France 65.29 3,590 467 1,299
171 Germany 83.82 2,780 111 2,455
171 Singapore 5.86 9,593 5 9,155
170 Spain 46.76 8,723 617  
165 Belgium 11.60 6,912 860 1,563
Spain has increased its caseload per population more than 5% overnight 
Cells in YELLOW show significant increases (more than 5%)
2 Hotspot Order HIGHEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 22-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Case/T-2 Case/T-1 Case/T
» 1 Paraguay 7.14 10,606 11,133 11,817
» 2 Lebanon 6.82 10,347 10,952 11,580
» 3 Ethiopia 115.18 34,058 35,836 37,665
» 4 Spain 46.76 387,985 387,985 407,879
» 5 Venezuela 28.42 35,697 36,868 38,219
» 6 Costa Rica 5.10 30,409 31,075 32,134
» 7 Morocco 36.97 46,313 47,638 49,247
» 8 Nepal 29.20 28,938 29,645 30,483
» 9 Argentina 45.25 305,966 312,659 320,884
» 10 Libya 6.88 9,068 9,463 9,707
Spain, Costa Rica, Nepal and Argentina are in the Hotspots today
Countries in YELLOW are new to this ranking; all others were in it yesterday
3 Brightspot Order       22-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Cases Deaths  Recovered Total Tests
» 24 Myanmar (P:52.38M - D:123) 419 6 337 142,516
» 23 Taiwan (P:24.3M - D:153) 486 7 457 85,563
» 22 Vietnam (P:100.9M - D:149) 1,009 25 545 817,208
» 21 Cambodia (P:17.06M - D:144) 273 0 253 83,626
» 20 Thailand (P:69.18M - D:156) 3,390 58 3,219 749,213
» 19 Uganda (P:46.2M - D:104) 1,848 19 1,199 340,844
» 18 Sri Lanka (P:21.47M - D:147) 2,941 11 2,789 195,025
» 17 Jordan (P:10.21M - D:148) 1,532 11 1,262 728,339
» 16 Malaysia (P:32.45M - D:162) 9,249 125 8,945 1,160,390
» 15 New Zealand (P:5M - D:149) 1,665 22 1,538 673,220
Myanmar and Rwanda swapped places in the Brightspots today
Countries in YELLOW are new to this ranking; all others were in it yesterday