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Charts Comparing the Pandemic in Countries
Per Capita

Contents:

The Group of 7
Select Countries
Which of the Largest Countries Have the Worst Infection Rate?
Which of the Largest Countries Have Had the Worst Total Number of Infections?
Countries Which Reacted Well (plus the U.S.)
How's Sweden's No Lockdown, Open Everything Strategy Working Out?

Notes:

The Group of 7

Six were initially complacent, then three acted forcefully, then two. The other one ....

Select Countries

Which of the Largest Countries Have the Worst Infection Rate?

This compares all countries with a population over about 30 million.

Which of the Largest Countries Have Had the Worst Total Number of Infections?

Countries Which Reacted Well (plus the U.S.)

As of 8/31/2020, America had about 45 times as many cases of COVID-19 per capita as South Korea and 85 times as many deaths in spite of the fact that South Korea never locked down.

Look down very near the X-axis to find lines for China, South Korea, and Taiwan. Their leaders and people had experienced potential epidemics recently, knew how to behave, and cared about others so they were never hit hard (comparatively).

Germany was initially complacent like much of the world but quickly learned and acted.

It's as if the U.S. changed its motto to give me liberty and give me death.

How's Sweden's No Lockdown, Open Everything Strategy Working Out?

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