The spread of COVID-19 outbreak in the first 120 days: a comparison between Nigeria and seven other countries

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Distribution of the population figure, population density and COVID-19 confirmed cases by selected countries^a

Country	Population Figure	Population Density (person/km²)	Total COVID-19 Confirmed Cases
Bangladesh	164,689,353	1116	149,258
Egypt	102,334,903	102.2	41,304
Cameroun	26,545,868	55.84	12,192
Nigeria	206,139,587	223.2	22,614
South Africa	59,308,689	48.65	159,333
Mexico	128,932,753	65.63	231,770
Ghana	31,072,970	130.26	18,134
Indonesia	273,523,620	143.14	54,010

Sources: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision; https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data
^aAs at day 120 of the outbreak in the respective countries

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