Table 2.
Selected demographics, health indicators, and COVID-19 incidences for Nigeria and Italy.
| Italy | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Population | 60,550,075 | 200,963,599 |
| Land area (km2) | 294,140 | 910,768 |
| Population density (per km2) | 206 | 221 |
| Density (per mile2) | 533 | 572 |
| Selected health indicators | ||
| Number of state/province | 110 | 36 |
| Hospital beds/10000 population | 3.18 | 5.0 |
| No. of physicians/1000 persons | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Population growth rate | 0.23 | 2.6 |
| COVID-19 | ||
| Incidences | 197,675 | 1,273 |
| Deaths | 26,644 | 40 |
| Recovery | 64,928 | 239 |
Sources: computed for this study from reviewed reports.