Data Description: The sample panel data consists of 181 observations, covering the period from 2012 to 2017, with annual data for 32 European countries. The countries were selected based on data availability, resulting in a varying number of countries for each year: 30 countries in 2012, 29 countries in 2013, 31 countries in 2014, 32 countries in 2015, 30 countries in 2016, and 29 countries in 2017. The dataset was compiled from four reliable sources: - Our World in Data - World Data - The Legatum Institute - Eurostat The countries included in this study are: - Austria - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Czechia - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Ireland - Italy - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Malta - Netherlands - North Macedonia - Norway - Poland - Portugal - Romania - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey Variables: The Legatum Prosperity Index, Human Development Index, Life Expectancy at Birth, Gross domestic product at market prices, euro per capita, Median income Euro, equal rights, elect free, fair individual liberities and equality before the law, freedom of expression, Judicial restrictions on executive power, Accountability Transparency, Gross domestic product at market prices euro per capita, Median income Euro, Employment and activity Percentage of total population, Population Growth Rate, Research and Development Expenditure Percentage of GDP, Mortality rate, depression rate, Smoking mortality rate, Governance Quality (GOVQ), Economy Quality (ECOQ), Education Quality (EDUQ), Health Quality (HEAQ)

The COVID Tracking Project collects information from 50 US states, the District of Columbia, and 5 other US territories to provide the most comprehensive testing data we can collect for the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. We attempt to include positive and negative results, pending tests, and total people tested for each state or district currently reporting that data.

Testing is a crucial part of any public health response, and sharing test data is essential to understanding this outbreak. The CDC is currently not publishing complete testing data, so we’re doing our best to collect it from each state and provide it to the public. The information is patchy and inconsistent, so we’re being transparent about what we find and how we handle it—the spreadsheet includes our live comments about changing data and how we’re working with incomplete information.

From here, you can also learn about our methodology, see who makes this, and find out what information states provide and how we handle it.