International league table of countries ranked by percentage of population tested

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1. Interesting.

Other than Iceland and the UAE, no country has tested even 3% of its population.

I also see Sweden isn't on that list.

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2. Yes I noticed that about Sweden, and am currently trying to find a figure for them, because to make

the claims they're making, they would need to bo doing massive amounts of testing.

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3. Update : I found this from 2 days ago

https://www.thejournal.ie/sweden-coronavirus-debunk-5076859-Apr2020/

A NUMBER OF social media posts have emerged in recent days questioning the decision of governments in countries, including Ireland, to introduce measures to restrict the movement of the public. Those posts cite the situation in Sweden, where the government has not moved towards so-called ‘lockdown’ measures, but instead has asked citizens to be responsible, stay at home where possible, and to adhere to social distancing guidelines. Schools, hairdressers, bars and restaurants have remained open during the pandemic and with a population of around 10.2 million people, it has so far recorded 12,540 cases, according to the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC).

Compare that with Ireland – with a population of five million people and where 13,271 cases are recorded – it might suggest Sweden has been successful in slowing the pace of the virus spreading more than European countries where stringent shutdown measures are in place. But making a like-for-like comparison between the figures of two countries is not as simple as comparing those figures reported by health authorities. Any comparisons between countries should come with health warnings as jurisdictions report data in different ways – for example, for many weeks, England did not include nursing home deaths in its tally, while Ireland has.

The rate of testing compared to the population must be taken into account in any comparison.

Data shows that Sweden is testing much fewer people than Ireland – around 18,000+ tests per million people in Ireland vs. 7,300+ tests per million in Sweden. That translates to 90,646 tests in Ireland to Sweden’s 74,600. This means many cases in Sweden could be going unaccounted for, while countries with a higher testing rate are painting a more accurate picture of the true number of cases in that country. Meanwhile, an examination of other countries across Europe, including its neighbouring Finland and others like Denmark, where strict social distancing and shutdown measures were introduced, also show fewer cases per 100,000 people than in Sweden.

As of 17 April, Finland has recorded 3,369 cases and 75 deaths, and it currently has a rate of 61 cases per 100,000 of the population.
Denmark has recorded 6,879 cases with 321 deaths, and has recorded 118 cases per 100,000 of the population. Sweden, with 12,540 cases, has recorded 123 cases per 100,000 of the population and 1,333 deaths.