The United States, with a population of 328 million, is the home of just over 4% of the people on planet Earth. But under Donald Trump, America has 5 million people who have been infected by COVID-19.
That figure represents 25% of the people who have been infected on the entire planet, 20 million.
America has the most COVID-19 cases in the world. The next closest nation is Brazil, with over 3 million cases.
America also has the most COVID-19 deaths in the world, with over 163,000. The next closest is Brazil, with over 101,000 deaths.
Indonesia, who has a population of 267 million and is the closest to the U.S. population, has by comparison 5,765 COVID-19 deaths and 127,000 infections.
One of the first political bloggers in the world, Oliver Willis has operated OliverWillis.com since 2000. Contributor at Media Matters for America and The American Independent. Follow on Twitter at @owillis. Full bio.
