Ranking placed Argentina among the three countries that have best handled the pandemic

Argentina was in 51st position in a ranking of 53 countries which analyzes, on the basis of ten different parameters, how they coped with the crisis triggered in the world by the Covid-19 pandemic.. Only Brazil and Poland were lower rated.

This is the “Resilience Ranking,” prepared by Bloomberg, which uses a wide variety of data to determine where the pandemic is being managed most effectively, with the fewest social and economic problems – and assesses statistics on metrics such as the mortality rate, the number of tests, the positivity rate, the access to the vaccine, the severity of the circulation restrictions and the evolution of the raw product.

With this note, Argentina has lost 7 positions compared to the last update, made at the end of March. One of the parameters evaluated that contributed the most to these falls was the positivity rate, located at 29%, the worst of all the countries studied.

The other Latin American countries mentioned in the ranking were Chile (36), Peru (47), Mexico (48), Colombia (50) Yes Brazil (53).

At the other extreme, the top-rated countries that occupied the top 10 positions in the ranking were Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Israel, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Finland Yes Hong Kong.

The ranking, which only analyzes economies with a GDP exceeding 200 billion USD, has been integrated as follows according to the last update (with the score Bloomberg assigned to each country):

1 Singapore 79.7

2 New Zealand 79.6

3 Australia 76.2

4 Israel 74.9

5 Taiwan 74.7

6 South Korea 72.7

7 Japan 70.9

8 United Arab Emirates 69.7

9 Finland 68.9

ten Hong Kong 68.2

11 Vietnam 67.2

12 China 67

13 Thailand 66.7

14 Denmark 66.6

15 Norway 66.6

16 Saudi Arabia 66.6

17 United States 65.3

18 UK 64.3

19 Canada 62.5

20 Malaysia 62.4

21 Swiss 61.2

22 Russia 60.9

23 Portugal 59.7

24 Spain 59.7

25 Ireland 57.7

26 Germany 54.9

27 South Africa 54.2

28 Austria 54.2

29 Nigeria 54.1

30 India 52.4

31 Belgium 52.1

32 Sweden 52

33 Holland 51.7

34 Indonesia 51.1

35 Pakistan 51.1

36 Chile 50.6

37 Italy 50.4

38 Egypt 50.1

39 Greece 50

40 Romania 49.3

41 Bangladesh 49.3

42 France 48.6

43 Iraq 48

44 Czech Republic 48

45 Philippines 44.7

46 turkey 43.6

47 Peru 43.5

48 Mexico 43

49 Iran 42.8

50 Colombia 41.5

51 Argentina 41.4

52 Poland 40.6

53 Brazil 39.1

The authors of the classification emphasized that this is a photograph which, by analyzing the agreements for obtaining vaccines, makes it possible to anticipate the results of each country. At the same time, they warned that “this is not a final verdict; It could never be, given the imperfections of virus and vaccine data and the rapid pace of this crisis, which saw subsequent waves confuse places that initially handled outbreaks well. Circumstance and luck also play a role, but they are difficult to quantify. “

In order to Bloomberg, The rollout of the vaccine will be a deciding factor in 2021, with challenges ranging from logistics and storage to the indecisiveness of many when it comes to getting vaccinated. Even so, after enduring over a year of fighting Covid-19, governments and populations now have a better understanding of the virus, the best way to stop its spread and mitigate the damage it inflicts.

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