Table 2.
Scatterplot matrix of Pearson's correlation among variables.
| Covid-19 mean | Covid-19 february | Covid-19 march | Covid-19 april | Covid-19 may | Population density | Elderly dependency | LogGDP per capita | Literacy rate | Hospital beds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covid-19 february | ,672⁎⁎⁎ | |||||||||
| Covid-19 march | ,920⁎⁎⁎ | ,777⁎⁎⁎ | ||||||||
| Covid-19 april | ,937⁎⁎⁎ | ,395⁎⁎⁎ | ,766⁎⁎ | |||||||
| Covid-19 may | ,647⁎⁎⁎ | ,201 | ,361⁎⁎⁎ | ,691⁎⁎⁎ | ||||||
| Population density | ,284⁎⁎ | ,062 | ,243⁎⁎ | ,324⁎⁎⁎ | ,177 | |||||
| Elderly dependency | ,522⁎⁎⁎ | ,420⁎⁎⁎ | ,474⁎⁎⁎ | ,456⁎⁎⁎ | ,383⁎⁎⁎ | -,194 | ||||
| LogGDP per capita | ,475⁎⁎⁎ | ,125 | ,337⁎⁎⁎ | ,564⁎⁎⁎ | ,361⁎⁎⁎ | ,374⁎⁎⁎ | ,292⁎⁎⁎ | |||
| Literacy rate | ,503⁎⁎⁎ | ,296⁎⁎⁎ | ,427⁎⁎⁎ | ,518⁎⁎⁎ | ,295⁎⁎⁎ | ,173 | ,455⁎⁎⁎ | ,795⁎⁎⁎ | ||
| Hospital beds | ,276⁎⁎ | ,190 | ,201 | ,262⁎⁎ | ,296⁎⁎⁎ | -,031 | ,281⁎⁎ | ,150 | ,312⁎⁎⁎ | |
| Number of physicians | ,203 | ,063 | ,145 | ,234⁎⁎ | ,166 | ,166 | ,069 | ,425⁎⁎⁎ | ,397⁎⁎⁎ | ,512⁎⁎⁎ |
Notes: **, and *** denote significance at the 5%, and 1% level, respectively.
Source: The authors’ calculations.