Table 4 reorganizes the data by regions, and the following two factors for why there is a geographical difference in death rates seem reasonable.
A geographical perspective on COVID-19 pandemic
| Economies . | Preparedness ranking in 2019 (out of 195) . | Deaths/100k of population (28 Feb 2021) . | GDP growth in 2020 (%, estimate) . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordic countries | |||
| Denmark | 8 | 40.69 | −3.3 |
| Finland | 10 | 13.45 | −2.9 |
| Norway | 16 | 11.70 | −0.8 |
| Sweden | 7 | 125.95 | −2.8 |
| Non-Nordic Western Europe | |||
| Belgium | 19 | 193.06 | −6.4 |
| France | 11 | 128.00 | −9.0 |
| Germany | 14 | 84.52 | −5.4 |
| Spain | 15 | 147.98 | −11.1 |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 184.90 | −10.0 |
| Northeast Asia | |||
| China | 51 | 0.35 | 2.3 |
| Japan | 21 | 6.21 | −5.1 |
| South Korea | 9 | 3.10 | −1.0 |
| Taiwan | na | 0.04 | 3.0 |
| South and Southeast Asia | |||
| India | 57 | 11.16 | −8.0 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 13.44 | −1.9 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 3.56 | −1.1 |
| Philippines | 53 | 11.52 | −9.6 |
| Thailand | 6 | 0.12 | −6.6 |
| Vietnam | 50 | 0.04 | 2.9 |
| Others | |||
| Australia | 4 | 3.64 | −2.9 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 0.53 | −2.2 |
| Russia | 63 | 58.37 | −3.6 |
| United States | 1 | 156.49 | −3.4 |
| Economies . | Preparedness ranking in 2019 (out of 195) . | Deaths/100k of population (28 Feb 2021) . | GDP growth in 2020 (%, estimate) . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordic countries | |||
| Denmark | 8 | 40.69 | −3.3 |
| Finland | 10 | 13.45 | −2.9 |
| Norway | 16 | 11.70 | −0.8 |
| Sweden | 7 | 125.95 | −2.8 |
| Non-Nordic Western Europe | |||
| Belgium | 19 | 193.06 | −6.4 |
| France | 11 | 128.00 | −9.0 |
| Germany | 14 | 84.52 | −5.4 |
| Spain | 15 | 147.98 | −11.1 |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 184.90 | −10.0 |
| Northeast Asia | |||
| China | 51 | 0.35 | 2.3 |
| Japan | 21 | 6.21 | −5.1 |
| South Korea | 9 | 3.10 | −1.0 |
| Taiwan | na | 0.04 | 3.0 |
| South and Southeast Asia | |||
| India | 57 | 11.16 | −8.0 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 13.44 | −1.9 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 3.56 | −1.1 |
| Philippines | 53 | 11.52 | −9.6 |
| Thailand | 6 | 0.12 | −6.6 |
| Vietnam | 50 | 0.04 | 2.9 |
| Others | |||
| Australia | 4 | 3.64 | −2.9 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 0.53 | −2.2 |
| Russia | 63 | 58.37 | −3.6 |
| United States | 1 | 156.49 | −3.4 |
Source: See Table 3.