Unsurprisingly, the United States is the most prepared country to deal with epidemic or pandemic like the mysterious Coronavirus, that’s according to the Global Health Security Index. The United Kingdom came second with 77.9, followed by the Netherlands with 75.6.

Other countries in Europe like Sweden (72.1), ranked 7th, Denmark (70.4), ranked 8th, and Finland (68.7), ranked 10th, were also in the top 10 most prepared countries to deal with epidemic or pandemic. Thailand (No. 6) and South Korea (No. 9) are the only Asian countries to make it to the top 10. China was further down the ranking with a score of 48.2, placing it 51st.

Within the QUAD countries, the United States was ranked 1st, followed by Australia at 4th, Japan at 21st, and India at 57th. The four QUAD countries represent over 1,850 million or 1.37 billion people. The QUAD members are known for their significant influence on international affairs; all are members of G20. As of 2018, these five nations have a combined nominal GDP of US$30 trillion and an estimated combined GDP (PPP) of around US$40 trillion.

The Global Health Security Index is the first comprehensive study of global health security capabilities in 195 countries. The index analyzed preparation levels by focusing on whether nations have the proper tools in place to deal with large scale outbreaks of disease, with scores measured on a scale of 0 to 100 where 100 is the highest level of preparedness.

Unfortunately, Equatorial Guinea (No. 195) is the least-prepared country when it came to containing diseases, followed by Somalia (No. 194), North Korea (No. 193), Sao Tome and Príncipe (No. 192), and Marshall Islands (No. 191). Of all continents, Africa scored lowest. So far at least, no country in Africa has confirmed a case of the coronavirus.

Coronavirus outbreak has not been classified as an epidemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), but the disease has already killed 100 people and infected more than 4,500 since being detected in China’s Wuhan at the end of December.

Countries most prepared to deal with an epidemic or pandemic like the Coronavirus

Rank Country Region Population Income Level Score 1 United States North America 100m+ High income 83.5 2 United Kingdom Europe 50-100m High income 77.9 3 Netherlands Europe 10-50m High income 75.6 4 Australia Oceania 10-50m High income 75.5 5 Canada North America 10-50m High income 75.3 6 Thailand South East Asia 50-100m Upper middle income 73.2 7 Sweden Europe 1-10m High income 72.1 8 Denmark Europe 1-10m High income 70.4 9 South Korea East Asia 50-100m High income 70.2 10 Finland Europe 1-10m High income 68.7 11 France Europe 50-100m High income 68.2 12 Slovenia Europe 1-10m High income 67.2 13 Switzerland Europe 1-10m High income 67 14 Germany Europe 50-100m High income 66 15 Spain Europe 10-50m High income 65.9 16 Norway Europe 1-10m High income 64.6 17 Latvia Europe 1-10m High income 62.9 18 Malaysia South East Asia 10-50m Upper middle income 62.2 19 Belgium Europe 10-50m High income 61 20 Portugal Europe 10-50m High income 60.3 21 Japan East Asia 100m+ High income 59.8 22 Brazil Latin America and the Caribbean 100m+ Upper middle income 59.7 23 Ireland Europe 1-10m High income 59 24 Singapore South East Asia 1-10m High income 58.7 25 Argentina Latin America and the Caribbean 10-50m High income 58.6 26 Austria Europe 1-10m High income 58.5 27 Chile Latin America and the Caribbean 10-50m High income 58.3 28 Mexico Latin America and the Caribbean 100m+ Upper middle income 57.6 29 Estonia Europe 1-10m High income 57 30 Indonesia South East Asia 100m+ Lower middle income 56.6 31 Italy Europe 50-100m High income 56.2 32 Poland Europe 10-50m High income 55.4 33 Lithuania Europe 1-10m High income 55 34 South Africa Africa 50-100m Upper middle income 54.8 35 Hungary Europe 1-10m High income 54 35 New Zealand Oceania 1-10m High income 54 37 Greece Europe 10-50m High income 53.8 38 Croatia Europe 1-10m High income 53.3 39 Albania Europe 1-10m Upper middle income 52.9 40 Turkey West Asia 50-100m Upper middle income 52.4 41 Serbia Europe 1-10m Upper middle income 52.3 42 Czech Republic Europe 10-50m High income 52 42 Georgia West Asia 1-10m Lower middle income 52 44 Armenia West Asia 1-10m Upper middle income 50.2 45 Ecuador Latin America and the Caribbean 10-50m Upper middle income 50.1 46 Mongolia East Asia 1-10m Lower middle income 49.5 47 Kyrgyz Republic Central Asia 1-10m Lower middle income 49.3 47 Saudi Arabia West Asia 10-50m High income 49.3 49 Peru Latin America and the Caribbean 10-50m Upper middle income 49.2 50 Vietnam South East Asia 50-100m Lower middle income 49.1 51 China East Asia 100m+ Upper middle income 48.2 52 Slovakia Europe 1-10m High income 47.9 53 Philippines South East Asia 100m+ Lower middle income 47.6 54 Israel West Asia 1-10m High income 47.3 55 Kenya Africa 50-100m Lower middle income 47.1 56 United Arab Emirates West Asia 1-10m High income 46.7 57 India South Asia 100m+ Lower middle income 46.5 58 Iceland Europe <1m High income 46.3 59 Kuwait West Asia 1-10m High income 46.1 60 Romania Europe 10-50m Upper middle income 45.8 61 Bulgaria Europe 1-10m Upper middle income 45.6 62 Costa Rica Latin America and the Caribbean 1-10m Upper middle income 45.1 63 Russia Europe 100m+ Upper middle income 44.3 63 Uganda Africa 10-50m Low income 44.3 65 Colombia Latin America and the Caribbean 10-50m Upper middle income 44.2 65 El Salvador Latin America and the Caribbean 1-10m Lower middle income 44.2 67 Luxembourg Europe <1m High income 43.8 68 Montenegro Europe <1m Upper middle income 43.7 68 Morocco Africa 10-50m Lower middle income 43.7 68 Panama Latin America and the Caribbean 1-10m High income 43.7 71 Liechtenstein Europe <1m High income 43.5 72 Myanmar South East Asia 50-100m Lower middle income 43.4 73 Laos South East Asia 1-10m Lower middle income 43.1 73 Lebanon West Asia 1-10m Upper middle income 43.1 73 Nicaragua Latin America and the Caribbean 1-10m Lower middle income 43.1 73 Oman West Asia 1-10m High income 43.1 77 Cyprus West Asia <1m High income 43 78 Moldova Europe 1-10m Lower middle income 42.9 79 Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe 1-10m Upper middle income 42.8 80 Jordan West Asia 10-50m Upper middle income 42.1 81 Uruguay Latin America and the Caribbean 1-10m High income 41.3 82 Qatar West Asia 1-10m High income 41.2 83 Kazakhstan Central Asia 10-50m Upper middle income 40.7 84 Ethiopia Africa 100m+ Low income 40.6 85 Bhutan South Asia <1m Lower middle income 40.3 86 Madagascar Africa 10-50m Low income 40.1 87 Egypt Africa 50-100m Lower middle income 39.9 88 Bahrain West Asia 1-10m High income 39.4 89 Cambodia South East Asia 10-50m Lower middle income 39.2 90 North Macedonia Europe 1-10m Upper middle income 39.1 91 Dominican Republic Latin America and the Caribbean 10-50m Upper middle income 38.3 92 Sierra Leone Africa 1-10m Low income 38.2 92 Zimbabwe Africa 10-50m Low income 38.2 94 Ukraine Europe 10-50m Lower middle income 38 95 Senegal Africa 10-50m Low income 37.9 96 Nigeria Africa 100m+ Lower middle income 37.8 97 Iran South Asia 50-100m Upper middle income 37.7 98 Malta Europe <1m High income 37.3 99 Trinidad and Tobago Latin America and the Caribbean 1-10m High income 36.6 100 Suriname Latin America and the Caribbean <1m Upper middle income 36.5 101 Tanzania Africa 50-100m Low income 36.4 102 Bolivia Latin America and the Caribbean 10-50m Lower middle income 35.8 103 Paraguay Latin America and the Caribbean 1-10m Upper middle income 35.7 104 Namibia Africa 1-10m Upper middle income 35.6 105 Côte d’Ivoire Africa 10-50m Lower middle income 35.5 105 Ghana Africa 10-50m Lower middle income 35.5 105 Pakistan South Asia 100m+ Lower middle income 35.5 108 Belarus Europe 1-10m Upper middle income 35.3 108 St Lucia Latin America and the Caribbean <1m Upper middle income 35.3 110 Cuba Latin America and the Caribbean 10-50m Upper middle income 35.2 111 Liberia Africa 1-10m Low income 35.1 111 Nepal South Asia 10-50m Low income 35.1 113 Bangladesh South Asia 100m+ Lower middle income 35 114 Mauritius Africa 1-10m Upper middle income 34.9 115 Cameroon Africa 10-50m Lower middle income 34.4 116 Uzbekistan Central Asia 10-50m Lower middle income 34.3 117 Azerbaijan West Asia 1-10m Upper middle income 34.2 117 Gambia Africa 1-10m Low income 34.2 117 Rwanda Africa 10-50m Low income 34.2 120 Sri Lanka South Asia 10-50m Lower middle income 33.9 121 Maldives South Asia <1m Upper middle income 33.8 122 Tunisia Africa 10-50m Lower middle income 33.7 123 St Vincent and The Grenadines Latin America and the Caribbean <1m Upper middle income 33 124 Micronesia Oceania <1m Lower middle income 32.8 125 Guatemala Latin America and the Caribbean 10-50m Upper middle income 32.7 125 Guinea Africa 10-50m Low income 32.7 125 Monaco Europe <1m High income 32.7 128 Brunei South East Asia <1m High income 32.6 128 Togo Africa 1-10m Low income 32.5 130 Afghanistan South Asia 10-50m Low income 32.3 130 Tajikistan Central Asia 1-10m Low income 32.3 132 Niger Africa 10-50m Low income 32.2 133 Barbados Latin America and the Caribbean <1m High income 31.9 133 Seychelles Africa <1m High income 31.9 135 Belize Latin America and the Caribbean <1m Upper middle income 31.8 135 Turkmenistan Central Asia 1-10m Upper middle income 31.8 137 Guyana Latin America and the Caribbean <1m Upper middle income 31.7 138 Haiti Latin America and the Caribbean 10-50m Low income 31.5 139 Botswana Africa 1-10m Upper middle income 31.1 139 Eswatini (Swaziland) Africa 1-10m Lower middle income 31.1 139 San Marino Europe <1m High income 31.1 142 Bahamas Latin America and the Caribbean <1m High income 30.6 143 Andorra Europe <1m High income 30.5 144 Lesotho Africa 1-10m Lower middle income 30.2 145 Burkina Faso Africa 10-50m Low income 30.1 146 Cabo Verde Africa <1m Lower middle income 29.3 147 Antigua and Barbuda Latin America and the Caribbean <1m High income 29 147 Jamaica Latin America and the Caribbean 1-10m Upper middle income 29 147 Mali Africa 10-50m Low income 29 150 Benin Africa 10-50m Low income 28.8 150 Chad Africa 10-50m Low income 28.8 152 Zambia Africa 10-50m Lower middle income 28.7 153 Mozambique Africa 10-50m Low income 28.1 154 Malawi Africa 10-50m Low income 28 155 Papua New Guinea Oceania 1-10m Lower middle income 27.8 156 Honduras Latin America and the Caribbean 1-10m Lower middle income 27.6 157 Grenada Latin America and the Caribbean <1m Upper middle income 27.5 157 Mauritania Africa 1-10m Lower middle income 27.5 159 Central African Republic Africa 1-10m Low income 27.3 160 Comoros Africa <1m Low income 27.2 161 Congo Democratic Republic Africa 50-100m Low income 26.5 162 Samoa Oceania <1m Upper middle income 26.4 163 St Kitts and Nevis Latin America and the Caribbean <1m High income 26.2 163 Sudan Africa 10-50m Lower middle income 26.2 165 Vanuatu Oceania <1m Lower middle income 26.1 166 Timor Leste South East Asia 1-10m Lower middle income 26 167 Iraq West Asia 10-50m Upper middle income 25.8 168 Fiji Oceania <1m Upper middle income 25.7 168 Libya Africa 1-10m Upper middle income 25.7 170 Angola Africa 10-50m Lower middle income 25.2 171 Tonga Oceania <1m Upper middle income 25.1 172 Dominica Latin America and the Caribbean <1m Upper middle income 24 173 Algeria Africa 10-50m Upper middle income 23.6 173 Congo Brazzaville Africa 1-10m Lower middle income 23.6 175 Djibouti Africa <1m Lower middle income 23.2 176 Venezuela Latin America and the Caribbean 10-50m Upper middle income 23 177 Burundi Africa 10-50m Low income 22.8 178 Eritrea Africa 1-10m Low income 22.4 179 Palau Oceania <1m High income 21.9 180 South Sudan Africa 10-50m Low income 21.7 181 Tuvalu Oceania <1m Upper middle income 21.6 182 Nauru Oceania <1m Upper middle income 20.8 183 Solomon Islands Oceania <1m Lower middle income 20.7 184 Niue Oceania <1m Upper middle income 20.5 185 Cook Islands Oceania <1m High income 20.4 186 Gabon Africa 1-10m Upper middle income 20 186 Guinea Bissau Africa 1-10m Low income 20 188 Syria West Asia 10-50m Low income 19.9 189 Kiribati Oceania <1m Lower middle income 19.2 190 Yemen West Asia 10-50m Low income 18.5 191 Marshall Islands Oceania <1m Upper middle income 18.2 192 Sao Tome and Príncipe Africa <1m Lower middle income 17.7 193 North Korea East Asia 10-50m Low income 17.5 194 Somalia Africa 10-50m Low income 16.6 195 Equatorial Guinea Africa 1-10m Upper middle income 16.2

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