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EPISODE · Apr 25, 2020 · 9 MIN

Comparing countries' coronavirus performance

from More or Less · host BBC Radio 4

Many articles in the media compare countries with one another - who’s faring better or worse in the fight against coronavirus? But is this helpful - or, in fact, fair?Tim Harford and Ruth Alexander discuss the limitations that we come across when we try to compare the numbers of Covid-19 cases and deaths in different countries; population size, density, rates of testing and how connected the country is all play a role.

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