World Meter Data Analysis as of 22nd August 2020

13 Case/ 1M Order LOWEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 23-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Deaths  Cases/ 1M
92 China 1,439.64 84,939 4,634 59
91 DRC 90.01 9,811 251 109
90 Nigeria 206.79 51,905 997 251
89 Malawi 19.22 5,382 168 280
88 Malaysia 32.37 9,257 125 286
87 Sudan 44.03 12,682 815 288
86 S. Korea 51.21 17,002 309 332
85 Ethiopia 115.48 39,033 662 338
84 Zimbabwe 14.88 5,893 153 396
83 Japan 126.53 60,733 1,169 480
No changes
13 Case/ 1M Order HIGHEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 23-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Deaths  Cases/ 1M
1 Chile 19.14 395,708 10,792 20,674
2 USA 331.27 5,838,640 180,142 17,625
3 Peru 33.04 576,067 27,245 17,435
4 Brazil 212.77 3,582,698 114,277 16,838
5 Oman 5.12 83,769 609 16,361
6 Israel 9.20 101,933 819 11,080
» 7 Colombia 50.96 533,103 16,968 10,461
» 8 South Africa 59.41 607,045 12,987 10,218
9 Singapore 5.86 56,266 27 9,602
10 Bolivia 11.70 107,435 4,366 9,182
Colombia and South Africa swapped places
5 of the 10 countries with the highest caseload per population are in South America !!! 
11 Recov/ Case Order HIGHEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 23-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Recovered Recov/ Cases
1 Belarus 9.45 70,285 68,577 97.57%
2 Malaysia 32.37 9,257 8,949 96.67%
» 3 Singapore 5.86 56,266 53,920 95.83%
» 4 Ghana 31.17 43,325 41,408 95.58%
» 5 Pakistan 221.51 292,174 275,317 94.23%
» 6 China 1,439.64 84,939 79,851 94.01%
» 7 Oman 5.12 83,769 78,386 93.57%
» 8 Azerbaijan 10.15 35,105 32,842 93.55%
9 Chile 19.14 395,708 369,730 93.44%
» 10 Madagascar 27.78 14,277 13,332 93.38%
Singapore and Ghana swapped places; Pakistan and China swapped places
Oman and Azerbaijan swapped places; Madagascar displaced Serbia from the 10th spot
11 Recov/ Case Order LOWEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 23-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Recovered Recov/ Cases
88 Libya 6.89 10,121 1,053 10.40%
87 Honduras 9.93 53,381 8,271 15.49%
86 Belgium 11.60 80,894 18,165 22.46%
85 Lebanon 6.82 12,191 3,346 27.45%
84 Costa Rica 5.10 33,084 10,372 31.35%
83 France 65.30 238,002 84,950 35.69%
82 Ethiopia 115.48 39,033 14,480 37.10%
81 CAR 4.84 4,679 1,755 37.51%
80 Bolivia 11.70 107,435 42,141 39.22%
79 Romania 19.22 77,544 35,079 45.24%
No changes
5 NRecov/ Case Order NEW (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 23-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Cases Recovered NRecoveries NRecov/ Case
» 1 Zambia 10,831 9,942 816 7.53%
» 2 Colombia 533,103 359,792 20,668 3.88%
» 3 India 3,043,436 2,279,900 59,101 1.94%
» 4 Japan 60,733 47,622 1,155 1.90%
» 5 Paraguay 12,536 7,007 224 1.79%
» 6 Argentina 336,802 245,781 5,975 1.77%
» 7 Kazakhstan 104,313 89,712 1,792 1.72%
» 8 Nigeria 51,905 38,767 882 1.70%
» 9 Morocco 50,812 35,040 841 1.66%
» 10 Ivory Coast 17,374 15,106 286 1.65%
Large numbers of recoveries by Zambia (more than 90% 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) 23-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Total Tests Tests/ 1M 
1 UAE 9.91 66,617 6,418,188 647,648
2 Denmark 5.80 16,239 2,146,125 370,022
3 Singapore 5.86 56,266 1,745,928 297,940
4 Israel 9.20 101,933 2,180,096 236,967
5 Russia 145.95 951,897 33,814,105 231,683
6 USA 331.27 5,838,640 75,437,048 227,721
7 UK 67.94 324,601 15,177,265 223,392
8 Australia 25.55 24,602 5,646,546 221,000
9 Portugal 10.19 55,452 1,896,675 186,131
10 Belgium 11.60 80,894 2,099,750 181,013
No changes
8 Tests/ 1M Order LOWEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 23-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Total Tests Tests/ 1M 
89 Sudan 44.03 12,682 401 9
88 Egypt 102.57 97,237 135,000 1,316
87 Guinea 13.17 8,932 19,232 1,460
86 Nigeria 206.79 51,905 369,904 1,789
85 Haiti 11.42 8,050 21,826 1,911
84 Madagascar 27.78 14,277 54,691 1,969
83 Malawi 19.22 5,382 42,015 2,186
82 Afghanistan 39.05 37,953 100,679 2,578
81 Ivory Coast 26.48 17,374 119,166 4,500
» 80 Cameroon 26.65 18,762 149,000 5,591
Cameroon displaced Zambia and took the 10th spot today
6 Ntest/1M Order NEW (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 23-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Total Tests New Tests NTests/ 1M
» 1 Denmark 5.80 2,146,125 41,378 7,134
» 2 UAE 9.91 6,418,188 70,079 7,072
» 3 Finland 5.54 548,857 15,154 2,735
» 4 Canada 37.79 5,076,734 102,519 2,713
» 5 Australia 25.55 5,646,546 67,136 2,628
» 6 Romania 19.22 1,639,370 48,355 2,516
» 7 USA 331.27 75,437,048 765,873 2,312
» 8 Belgium 11.60 2,099,750 25,305 2,181
» 9 Peru 33.04 2,915,372 63,361 1,918
» 10 Brazil 212.77 14,144,344 396,192 1,862
Large number of tests conducted by Denmark (2nd in the world for testing), UAE (1st) and Finland (25th)
Countries in YELLOW are new to this ranking; all others were in it yesterday
9 Death/ Case Order LOWEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 23-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Deaths  Death/ Cases
92 Singapore 5.86 56,266 27 0.05%
91 Nepal 29.22 31,117 146 0.47%
90 UAE 9.91 66,617 372 0.56%
89 Guinea 13.17 8,932 53 0.59%
88 Ghana 31.17 43,325 261 0.60%
87 Ivory Coast 26.48 17,374 113 0.65%
86 Palestine 5.12 18,476 125 0.68%
85 Uzbekistan 33.55 38,412 265 0.69%
84 Oman 5.12 83,769 609 0.73%
83 Tajikistan 9.57 8,277 66 0.80%
No changes
9 Death/ Case Order HIGHEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 23-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Deaths  Death/ Cases
1 Italy 60.45 258,136 35,430 13.73%
2 France 65.30 238,002 30,512 12.82%
3 UK 67.94 324,601 41,423 12.76%
4 Belgium 11.60 80,894 9,985 12.34%
5 Hungary 9.65 5,133 611 11.90%
6 Mexico 129.14 549,734 59,610 10.84%
7 Netherlands 17.14 66,097 6,200 9.38%
8 Canada 37.79 124,629 9,071 7.28%
9 Spain 46.76 407,879 28,838 7.07%
10 Sweden 10.11 86,068 5,810 6.75%
No changes
1 Death/ 1M Order LOWEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 23-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Deaths  Deaths/ 1M
92 China 1,439.64 84,939 4,634 3
91 DRC 90.01 9,811 251 3
90 Ivory Coast 26.48 17,374 113 4
89 Guinea 13.17 8,932 53 4
88 Malaysia 32.37 9,257 125 4
87 Singapore 5.86 56,266 27 5
86 Nigeria 206.79 51,905 997 5
85 Nepal 29.22 31,117 146 5
84 Ethiopia 115.48 39,033 662 6
83 Madagascar 27.78 14,277 178 6
No changes
1 Death/ 1M Order HIGHEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 23-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases Deaths  Deaths/ 1M
1 Belgium 11.60 80,894 9,985 861
2 Peru 33.04 576,067 27,245 825
3 Spain 46.76 407,879 28,838 617
4 UK 67.94 324,601 41,423 610
5 Italy 60.45 258,136 35,430 586
6 Sweden 10.11 86,068 5,810 575
7 Chile 19.14 395,708 10,792 564
8 USA 331.27 5,838,640 180,142 544
9 Brazil 212.77 3,582,698 114,277 537
10 France 65.30 238,002 30,512 467
No changes
7 Ncase/Case Order LOWEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 23-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases New Cases NCase/ Case
83 China 1,439.64 84,939 22 0.03%
82 Malaysia 32.37 9,257 8 0.09%
» 81 Singapore 5.86 56,266 50 0.09%
80 Egypt 102.57 97,237 89 0.09%
» 79 DRC 90.01 9,811 9 0.09%
» 78 Mauritania 4.66 6,894 9 0.13%
» 77 Afghanistan 39.05 37,953 59 0.16%
» 76 Pakistan 221.51 292,174 586 0.20%
» 75 Kazakhstan 18.81 104,313 242 0.23%
» 74 Norway 5.43 10,299 24 0.23%
First time ever that no big caseload countries (e.g. Italy, Ireland, Belarus, Spain, etc) did NOT report low new cases; not a good sign
Countries in YELLOW are new to this ranking; all others were in it yesterday
7 Ncase/Case Order HIGHEST (Pop > 4.5M, Cases > 4500) 23-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases New Cases NCase/ Case
1 Paraguay 7.14 12,536 719 5.74%
2 Lebanon 6.82 12,191 611 5.01%
» 3 Argentina 45.25 336,802 15,918 4.73%
» 4 Libya 6.89 10,121 414 4.09%
» 5 Colombia 50.96 533,103 19,384 3.64%
» 6 Ethiopia 115.48 39,033 1,368 3.50%
7 Morocco 36.98 50,812 1,565 3.08%
» 8 Greece 10.41 8,381 243 2.90%
» 9 Costa Rica 5.10 33,084 950 2.87%
» 10 Philippines 109.76 187,249 4,884 2.61%
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) 23-Aug-2020
NDays (>100) Country, Other Pop in Mill Cases/ 1M Deaths/ 1M Recov/ 1M
214 China 1,439.64 59 3 55
182 S. Korea 51.21 332 6 277
181 Japan 126.53 480 9 376
179 Italy 60.45 4,270 586 3,395
176 Iran 84.15 4,240 244 3,657
172 France 65.30 3,645 467 1,301
172 Germany 83.82 2,790 111 2,493
172 Singapore 5.86 9,602 5 9,201
171 Spain 46.76 8,723 617  
166 Belgium 11.60 6,974 861 1,566
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) 23-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Pop in Mill Case/T-2 Case/T-1 Case/T
1 Paraguay 7.14 11,133 11,817 12,536
2 Lebanon 6.82 10,952 11,580 12,191
» 3 Argentina 45.25 312,659 320,884 336,802
» 4 Libya 6.89 9,463 9,707 10,121
» 5 Colombia 50.96 513,719 513,719 533,103
» 6 Ethiopia 115.48 35,836 37,665 39,033
7 Morocco 36.98 47,638 49,247 50,812
» 8 Greece 10.41 7,934 8,138 8,381
» 9 Costa Rica 5.10 31,075 32,134 33,084
» 10 Philippines 109.76 178,022 182,365 187,249
Colombia, Greece and Philippines made it into the Hotspots today
Countries in YELLOW are new to this ranking; all others were in it yesterday
3 Brightspot Order       23-Aug-2020
Rank Country, Other Cases Deaths  Recovered Total Tests
» 24 Myanmar (P:55.13M - D:124) 441 6 338 144,054
» 23 Vietnam (P:101.4M - D:150) 1,014 26 563 817,208
» 22 Taiwan (P:24.35M - D:154) 487 7 457 85,779
21 Cambodia (P:17.06M - D:145) 273 0 263 86,606
20 Thailand (P:69.18M - D:157) 3,390 58 3,220 749,213
» 19 Sri Lanka (P:21.36M - D:148) 2,947 11 2,798 195,025
» 18 Jordan (P:10.23M - D:149) 1,576 11 1,268 737,273
» 17 Uganda (P:46.09M - D:105) 2,166 20 1,199 340,844
» 16 Malaysia (P:32.37M - D:163) 9,257 125 8,949 1,160,390
15 New Zealand (P:5M - D:150) 1,671 22 1,538 685,476
Myanmar and Rwanda swapped places in the Brightspots today
Countries in YELLOW are new to this ranking; all others were in it yesterday