Table 1.

Independent Variables.

Variable	Specification
HDI	Human development index (HDI) is a summary of dimensions of human development
GDP per capita	Gross domestic product per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population
Gini	Index that represents the income inequality within a nation
Population density	Number of people living in a country per square kilometer
Extreme poverty	Number of people living on less than $1.90/day
Life Expectancy	Average time that a person is expected to live
COVID Cases	Cumulative COVID-19 cases
COVID Deaths	Cumulative COVID-19 deaths
Reproduction Rate	COVID-19 Infection rate