These charts and this article are updated every Friday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. UTC. Last updated: April 23, 2021.
What's the current global trend?
The goal for all countries is to make it to the blue section of the chart and stay there. Countries and territories in this section have reported no new cases for four weeks in a row.
Currently, that is the case for five out of 188 countries and territories.
Please note: The number of newly reported cases highly depends on a country's ability to conduct tests and its strategy for administering tests. Additionally, some countries have been criticized for not accurately reporting case numbers.
How has the COVID-19 trend evolved over the past weeks?
The situation has slightly deteriorated: 93 countries have reported more cases in the past two weeks, compared to the previous 14 days.
What is the current COVID-19 trend in my country?
Based on the newly reported case numbers — which can reflect local outbreaks as well as the countrywide spread — in the past 28 days, countries and territories classify as follows:
More than twice as many new cases:
- Asia: Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Nepal, Thailand, Timor Leste
- Africa: Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Madagascar, Sudan, Zimbabwe
- Americas: Costa Rica, Grenada, Guatemala, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
More new cases:
- Asia: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
- Africa: Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Liberia, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tunisia, Uganda
- Americas: Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Saint Lucia, Uruguay
- Europe: Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
- Oceania: Australia, Fiji, Vanuatu
About the same number of new cases (no change or plus/minus 2%):
- Asia: Azerbaijan, Syria
- Africa: Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea Bissau
- Americas: Chile, Mexico, Peru, United States of America
- Europe: Belarus, Russia
- Oceania: Solomon Islands
Fewer new cases:
- Asia: Armenia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar, China, Israel, Lebanon, Maldives, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Palestinian territories, Yemen
- Africa: Chad, Comoros, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Zambia
- Americas: Barbados, Brazil, Jamaica, Panama, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela
- Europe: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, United Kingdom
- Oceania: Papua New Guinea
Less than half as many new cases:
- Asia: Jordan
- Africa: Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe, Togo
- Americas: Antigua and Barbuda
- Europe: Monaco, San Marino
- Oceania: New Zealand
Zero new cases:
- Asia: Tajikistan
- Americas: Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Europe: Vatican
- Oceania: Marshall Islands, Samoa
If you have questions regarding the analysis, please refer to the project's Github repository for code and methodology. For feedback regarding the charts, please contact: data-team@dw.com
The charts in this article were inspired by the work of Lisa Charlotte Rost.