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Total COVID-19 tests per confirmed case

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods.

Source: Our World in Data182 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
78.5tests per confirmed case
Median: 9.5tests per confirmed case
Countries Covered
182
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
9,731.8tests per confirmed case
Lowest
Aruba
0.1tests per confirmed case
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China9,731.8tests per confirmed case
2Marshall Islands796.0tests per confirmed case
3Vanuatu666.1tests per confirmed case
4Brunei Darussalam514.9tests per confirmed case
5United Arab Emirates180.8tests per confirmed case
By Region
Asia425.9tests per confirmed case(24 countries)
Other33.3tests per confirmed case(104 countries)
Africa12.7tests per confirmed case(9 countries)
Europe12.5tests per confirmed case(32 countries)
North America8.6tests per confirmed case(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.1tests per confirmed case)High (9,731.8tests per confirmed case)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 78.5tests per confirmed case)

Asia (24)
Other (104)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1People's Republic of China9,731.8tests per confirmed case
2Marshall Islands796.0tests per confirmed case
3Vanuatu666.1tests per confirmed case
4Brunei Darussalam514.9tests per confirmed case
5United Arab Emirates180.8tests per confirmed case
6Bhutan140.4tests per confirmed case
7Cyprus63.7tests per confirmed case
8Sierra Leone55.8tests per confirmed case
9Saudi Arabia54.9tests per confirmed case
10Northern Mariana Islands53.5tests per confirmed case
11Anguilla49.5tests per confirmed case
12Austria43.4tests per confirmed case
13Rwanda42.3tests per confirmed case
14Burundi37.9tests per confirmed case
15Gabon33.5tests per confirmed case
16Gibraltar31.5tests per confirmed case
17Equatorial Guinea30.4tests per confirmed case
18Chad29.5tests per confirmed case
19Slovakia28.6tests per confirmed case
20Yemen28.5tests per confirmed case
21Niger28.2tests per confirmed case
22Kazakhstan26.5tests per confirmed case
23Cuba26.4tests per confirmed case
24Greece23.8tests per confirmed case
25Egypt23.3tests per confirmed case
26South Sudan23.2tests per confirmed case
27Faroe Islands23.0tests per confirmed case
28Benin22.8tests per confirmed case
29Mali22.7tests per confirmed case
30Cameroon22.7tests per confirmed case
31United Kingdom22.6tests per confirmed case
32Cambodia21.9tests per confirmed case
33Nigeria20.6tests per confirmed case
34Denmark20.5tests per confirmed case
35Togo20.1tests per confirmed case
36Qatar20.1tests per confirmed case
37Malta19.9tests per confirmed case
38India19.8tests per confirmed case
39Djibouti19.8tests per confirmed case
40Guinea19.1tests per confirmed case
41Liberia18.9tests per confirmed case
42Pakistan18.9tests per confirmed case
43Somalia18.7tests per confirmed case
44Guinea-Bissau17.1tests per confirmed case
45Mauritania16.8tests per confirmed case
46Uganda16.5tests per confirmed case
47Republic of the Congo16.4tests per confirmed case
48Bahrain16.3tests per confirmed case
49Angola16.2tests per confirmed case
50Russian Federation16.1tests per confirmed case
51Canada16.0tests per confirmed case
52Saint Kitts and Nevis15.9tests per confirmed case
53Burkina Faso15.6tests per confirmed case
54Luxembourg15.1tests per confirmed case
55Ghana15.0tests per confirmed case
56Virgin Islands, British14.4tests per confirmed case
57Dominica14.4tests per confirmed case
58Nicaragua13.6tests per confirmed case
59United Republic of Tanzania13.6tests per confirmed case
60Myanmar13.6tests per confirmed case
61Lesotho13.5tests per confirmed case
62Belarus13.5tests per confirmed case
63Malaysia13.4tests per confirmed case
64Antigua and Barbuda13.2tests per confirmed case
65Liechtenstein13.1tests per confirmed case
66Republic of The Gambia13.0tests per confirmed case
67Czech Republic13.0tests per confirmed case
68Kuwait13.0tests per confirmed case
69Senegal12.8tests per confirmed case
70Italy12.5tests per confirmed case
71Comoros12.4tests per confirmed case
72Maldives12.3tests per confirmed case
73Israel12.2tests per confirmed case
74Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12.0tests per confirmed case
75El Salvador11.7tests per confirmed case
76Sri Lanka11.6tests per confirmed case
77Timor-Leste11.6tests per confirmed case
78Palau11.5tests per confirmed case
79Democratic Republic of the Congo11.5tests per confirmed case
80Kenya11.3tests per confirmed case
81Zambia10.9tests per confirmed case
82Türkiye10.8tests per confirmed case
83United States of America10.7tests per confirmed case
84Ethiopia10.4tests per confirmed case
85Chile10.2tests per confirmed case
86Morocco10.0tests per confirmed case
87Indonesia10.0tests per confirmed case
88Jordan9.9tests per confirmed case
89Australia9.7tests per confirmed case
90France9.6tests per confirmed case
91Finland9.5tests per confirmed case
92Belize9.5tests per confirmed case
93Sudan9.4tests per confirmed case
94Grenada9.4tests per confirmed case
95Zimbabwe9.3tests per confirmed case
96Portugal9.2tests per confirmed case
97Azerbaijan8.8tests per confirmed case
98Latvia8.8tests per confirmed case
99Lebanon8.7tests per confirmed case
100Bulgaria8.6tests per confirmed case
101Fiji8.5tests per confirmed case
102Barbados8.4tests per confirmed case
103Georgia8.3tests per confirmed case
104Guyana8.2tests per confirmed case
105Belgium8.2tests per confirmed case
106Iraq8.2tests per confirmed case
107Peru8.2tests per confirmed case
108Mongolia8.0tests per confirmed case
109Vietnam8.0tests per confirmed case
110Andorra7.9tests per confirmed case
111Jamaica7.9tests per confirmed case
112Saint Lucia7.8tests per confirmed case
113Ireland7.8tests per confirmed case
114Norway7.7tests per confirmed case
115Philippines7.7tests per confirmed case
116Romania7.6tests per confirmed case
117Guam7.6tests per confirmed case
118Lithuania7.5tests per confirmed case
119Eswatini7.5tests per confirmed case
120Botswana7.5tests per confirmed case
121Iceland7.4tests per confirmed case
122Spain7.4tests per confirmed case
123Armenia7.3tests per confirmed case
124Sweden7.3tests per confirmed case
125Islamic Republic of Iran7.2tests per confirmed case
126Panama7.2tests per confirmed case
127Nepal7.1tests per confirmed case
128Bangladesh7.1tests per confirmed case
129Madagascar7.0tests per confirmed case
130Malawi6.8tests per confirmed case
131Uruguay6.8tests per confirmed case
132Bahamas6.8tests per confirmed case
133The Republic of North Macedonia6.6tests per confirmed case
134Haiti6.6tests per confirmed case
135Central African Republic6.5tests per confirmed case
136South Africa6.4tests per confirmed case
137Namibia6.4tests per confirmed case
138Papua New Guinea6.3tests per confirmed case
139Poland6.1tests per confirmed case
140Estonia6.1tests per confirmed case
141Mozambique5.9tests per confirmed case
142Japan5.8tests per confirmed case
143Albania5.8tests per confirmed case
144Dominican Republic5.8tests per confirmed case
145Colombia5.8tests per confirmed case
146Switzerland5.7tests per confirmed case
147Hungary5.7tests per confirmed case
148New Zealand5.6tests per confirmed case
149Mauritius5.6tests per confirmed case
150Virgin Islands, U.S.5.6tests per confirmed case
151Thailand5.5tests per confirmed case
152South Korea5.5tests per confirmed case
153Afghanistan5.5tests per confirmed case
154Oman5.2tests per confirmed case
155Slovenia5.2tests per confirmed case
156Bosnia and Herzegovina5.1tests per confirmed case
157Guatemala5.1tests per confirmed case
158Lao People's Democratic Republic4.9tests per confirmed case
159Germany4.9tests per confirmed case
160Serbia4.9tests per confirmed case
161Bolivia4.9tests per confirmed case
162Trinidad and Tobago4.6tests per confirmed case
163Tunisia4.5tests per confirmed case
164Croatia4.3tests per confirmed case
165Ukraine4.3tests per confirmed case
166Costa Rica4.1tests per confirmed case
167Paraguay4.0tests per confirmed case
168Argentina4.0tests per confirmed case
169Puerto Rico3.8tests per confirmed case
170Netherlands3.8tests per confirmed case
171Ecuador3.2tests per confirmed case
172Syrian Arab Republic3.1tests per confirmed case
173Bermuda2.7tests per confirmed case
174Mexico2.6tests per confirmed case
175Eritrea2.4tests per confirmed case
176Brazil2.4tests per confirmed case
177Suriname1.0tests per confirmed case
178Algeria0.9tests per confirmed case
179Sao Tome and Principe0.8tests per confirmed case
180Curaçao0.5tests per confirmed case
181Cayman Islands0.4tests per confirmed case
182Aruba0.1tests per confirmed case
Showing 182 of 182 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2026).

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