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Daily COVID-19 tests per new 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 Data178 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
142.0tests per confirmed case
Median: 12.5tests per confirmed case
Countries Covered
178
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
4,888.2tests per confirmed case
Lowest
Mauritius
0.1tests per confirmed case
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China4,888.2tests per confirmed case
2Egypt4,226.5tests per confirmed case
3Sierra Leone3,661.0tests per confirmed case
4Comoros2,285.5tests per confirmed case
5Cambodia1,774.5tests per confirmed case
By Region
Africa567.0tests per confirmed case(8 countries)
Asia267.6tests per confirmed case(25 countries)
Other135.9tests per confirmed case(100 countries)
South America21.6tests per confirmed case(7 countries)
Europe8.7tests per confirmed case(32 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 (4,888.2tests per confirmed case)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 142.0tests per confirmed case)

Africa (8)
Asia (25)
Other (100)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)

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 China4,888.2tests per confirmed case
2Egypt4,226.5tests per confirmed case
3Sierra Leone3,661.0tests per confirmed case
4Comoros2,285.5tests per confirmed case
5Cambodia1,774.5tests per confirmed case
6Myanmar626.3tests per confirmed case
7Yemen588.0tests per confirmed case
8Armenia427.9tests per confirmed case
9Mali375.2tests per confirmed case
10Republic of the Congo372.8tests per confirmed case
11Senegal309.6tests per confirmed case
12Djibouti274.4tests per confirmed case
13Timor-Leste253.7tests per confirmed case
14Chad225.7tests per confirmed case
15United Arab Emirates209.3tests per confirmed case
16Vanuatu177.3tests per confirmed case
17Nigeria174.5tests per confirmed case
18Syrian Arab Republic171.9tests per confirmed case
19Türkiye163.0tests per confirmed case
20South Sudan144.5tests per confirmed case
21Burkina Faso135.8tests per confirmed case
22Rwanda134.3tests per confirmed case
23Nepal129.8tests per confirmed case
24Islamic Republic of Iran123.7tests per confirmed case
25Azerbaijan123.2tests per confirmed case
26Sri Lanka120.4tests per confirmed case
27Lebanon117.0tests per confirmed case
28Sao Tome and Principe110.0tests per confirmed case
29Peru109.1tests per confirmed case
30Philippines107.8tests per confirmed case
31Iraq102.4tests per confirmed case
32Kuwait95.4tests per confirmed case
33Antigua and Barbuda91.0tests per confirmed case
34Angola90.9tests per confirmed case
35Niger86.7tests per confirmed case
36Guinea84.4tests per confirmed case
37El Salvador81.4tests per confirmed case
38Mauritania80.4tests per confirmed case
39Cameroon80.3tests per confirmed case
40Pakistan79.8tests per confirmed case
41Saint Kitts and Nevis72.3tests per confirmed case
42Equatorial Guinea63.6tests per confirmed case
43United Republic of Tanzania62.2tests per confirmed case
44Republic of The Gambia59.5tests per confirmed case
45Jordan58.3tests per confirmed case
46Nicaragua57.4tests per confirmed case
47Burundi52.3tests per confirmed case
48Togo43.3tests per confirmed case
49Guinea-Bissau40.4tests per confirmed case
50India37.4tests per confirmed case
51Fiji37.2tests per confirmed case
52Cyprus36.0tests per confirmed case
53Oman35.1tests per confirmed case
54Russian Federation34.7tests per confirmed case
55Lesotho33.4tests per confirmed case
56United Kingdom32.9tests per confirmed case
57Kazakhstan32.1tests per confirmed case
58Marshall Islands30.3tests per confirmed case
59Saudi Arabia29.1tests per confirmed case
60Palau29.0tests per confirmed case
61Bhutan27.8tests per confirmed case
62Qatar27.6tests per confirmed case
63Gabon25.7tests per confirmed case
64Belarus25.0tests per confirmed case
65Somalia24.2tests per confirmed case
66Zimbabwe23.7tests per confirmed case
67Eswatini22.8tests per confirmed case
68Bulgaria18.4tests per confirmed case
69Madagascar18.3tests per confirmed case
70Bermuda18.2tests per confirmed case
71Malaysia18.0tests per confirmed case
72Serbia18.0tests per confirmed case
73Namibia17.2tests per confirmed case
74Poland16.9tests per confirmed case
75Romania16.4tests per confirmed case
76Bolivia16.4tests per confirmed case
77Zambia16.0tests per confirmed case
78Malawi15.8tests per confirmed case
79The Republic of North Macedonia15.8tests per confirmed case
80Uganda15.5tests per confirmed case
81Colombia14.7tests per confirmed case
82South Korea14.5tests per confirmed case
83Botswana14.5tests per confirmed case
84Greece14.4tests per confirmed case
85Georgia14.2tests per confirmed case
86Canada13.9tests per confirmed case
87Dominica13.5tests per confirmed case
88Paraguay13.4tests per confirmed case
89Democratic Republic of the Congo12.5tests per confirmed case
90Austria12.5tests per confirmed case
91Anguilla12.5tests per confirmed case
92South Africa12.3tests per confirmed case
93Indonesia11.9tests per confirmed case
94Cuba11.8tests per confirmed case
95Slovakia10.7tests per confirmed case
96Tunisia10.4tests per confirmed case
97Gibraltar9.9tests per confirmed case
98Mozambique9.8tests per confirmed case
99Morocco9.4tests per confirmed case
100Lao People's Democratic Republic9.4tests per confirmed case
101Uruguay9.1tests per confirmed case
102Kenya9.0tests per confirmed case
103Latvia8.8tests per confirmed case
104Haiti8.6tests per confirmed case
105Grenada8.5tests per confirmed case
106Estonia8.5tests per confirmed case
107Sweden8.0tests per confirmed case
108Czech Republic7.8tests per confirmed case
109Slovenia7.8tests per confirmed case
110Belize7.7tests per confirmed case
111Ethiopia7.5tests per confirmed case
112France7.3tests per confirmed case
113Cape Verde7.0tests per confirmed case
114Japan6.7tests per confirmed case
115Chile6.6tests per confirmed case
116Guam6.4tests per confirmed case
117Singapore6.1tests per confirmed case
118Costa Rica6.1tests per confirmed case
119Ghana6.0tests per confirmed case
120Malta5.9tests per confirmed case
121Dominican Republic5.7tests per confirmed case
122Denmark5.6tests per confirmed case
123Saint Lucia5.4tests per confirmed case
124Italy5.3tests per confirmed case
125Panama5.3tests per confirmed case
126Bosnia and Herzegovina5.1tests per confirmed case
127State of Palestine5.1tests per confirmed case
128Barbados5.0tests per confirmed case
129Afghanistan5.0tests per confirmed case
130Argentina4.9tests per confirmed case
131Guatemala4.9tests per confirmed case
132Curaçao4.8tests per confirmed case
133United States of America4.8tests per confirmed case
134Trinidad and Tobago4.8tests per confirmed case
135Central African Republic4.6tests per confirmed case
136Ecuador4.5tests per confirmed case
137Jamaica4.5tests per confirmed case
138Hungary4.5tests per confirmed case
139Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4.4tests per confirmed case
140Moldova, Republic of4.4tests per confirmed case
141Mongolia4.3tests per confirmed case
142Croatia4.2tests per confirmed case
143Belgium4.1tests per confirmed case
144Libya4.1tests per confirmed case
145Lithuania4.0tests per confirmed case
146Albania3.9tests per confirmed case
147Spain3.8tests per confirmed case
148Bahrain3.7tests per confirmed case
149Bangladesh3.6tests per confirmed case
150Norway3.5tests per confirmed case
151Ireland3.4tests per confirmed case
152Thailand3.2tests per confirmed case
153Israel3.1tests per confirmed case
154Liechtenstein3.1tests per confirmed case
155Cayman Islands3.0tests per confirmed case
156Bahamas3.0tests per confirmed case
157Guyana2.8tests per confirmed case
158Switzerland2.7tests per confirmed case
159Australia2.5tests per confirmed case
160Brazil2.4tests per confirmed case
161Finland2.3tests per confirmed case
162Luxembourg2.2tests per confirmed case
163Iceland2.1tests per confirmed case
164Portugal1.9tests per confirmed case
165Virgin Islands, U.S.1.9tests per confirmed case
166Germany1.9tests per confirmed case
167Suriname1.8tests per confirmed case
168Mexico1.7tests per confirmed case
169Faroe Islands1.6tests per confirmed case
170Ukraine1.6tests per confirmed case
171Netherlands1.4tests per confirmed case
172Andorra1.4tests per confirmed case
173Maldives1.1tests per confirmed case
174Puerto Rico0.8tests per confirmed case
175New Zealand0.8tests per confirmed case
176Vietnam0.8tests per confirmed case
177Northern Mariana Islands0.4tests per confirmed case
178Mauritius0.1tests per confirmed case
Showing 178 of 178 countries

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Data Source

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

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