Table 3.
Index p of preparedness and prevention (Ip) of European countries to prevent/control future pandemic threats.
| Countries | Ip(‰) | |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 183.49 | Best performer |
| Malta | 129.99 | |
| Hungary | 81.68 | |
| Denmark | 79.73 | |
| Iceland | 73.47 | |
| Norway | 73.09 | |
| Estonia | 71.46 | |
| Poland | 70.79 | |
| Switzerland | 69.16 | |
| Lithuania | 68.32 | |
| Greece | 67.98 | |
|
Average of high performers |
88.11 |
|
| Ireland | 65.40 | Worst performer |
| Slovenia | 64.92 | |
| Slovakia | 64.41 | |
| Portugal | 64.28 | |
| Romania | 62.51 | |
| Spain | 61.93 | |
| Italy | 60.89 | |
| Finland | 58.92 | |
| Germany | 58.64 | |
| Austria | 57.73 | |
| France | 56.67 | |
| Belgium | 56.44 | |
| Cyprus | 56.36 | |
| Sweden | 52.55 | |
| Czech Republic | 51.27 | |
| Netherlands | 48.26 | |
| Luxembourg | 46.93 | |
| Croatia | 37.04 | |
| Bulgaria | 24.19 | |
| Latvia | 21.82 | |
| Average of low performers | 53.56 |
Note: the categorization of countries in high or low performers is based on countries having a final score higher or lower than arithmetic mean of the Index of prevention (Ip) in sample under study.