Economic decline in the second quarter of 2020 vs. confirmed COVID-19
cases per million people

The vertical axis shows the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases per million, as of August 30. The horizontal axis shows thepercentage decline of GDP relative to the same quarter in 2019. It is adjusted for inflation.

GDP growth from previous year, 2020 Q2-30%-25%-20%-15%-10%-5%Confirmed cases per million people (Aug 30) (cases per million people)500,000AustriaAustriaBulgariaBulgariaColombiaColombiaCzechiaCzechiaFinlandFinlandFranceFranceItalyItalyPeruPeruSpainSpainAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaSouth America

Data source: World Health Organization (2025); Population based on various sources (2024); Eurostat (2020), OECD (2020) and individualnational statistical officesLearn more about this data

Note: The number of confirmed cases is lower than the number of actual cases; the main reason for that is limited testing.

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