1.6 billion people under lockdown across the globe amidst Coronavirus scare
About 20 percent of the world’s population is under some sort of lockdown as the fight against the Coronavirus intensifies. According to Worldometer, the current population is around 7.8 billion thus 20 percent of it is around 1.6 billion. According to an analysis by Statista, that number is already closer to 25 percent. While there…
About 20 percent of the world’s population is under some sort of lockdown as the fight against the Coronavirus intensifies.
According to Worldometer, the current population is around 7.8 billion thus 20 percent of it is around 1.6 billion.
According to an analysis by Statista, that number is already closer to 25 percent. While there are all sorts of different lockdowns currently in place, Statista counted those in which governments ordered their citizens to stay at home and only take a minimum of necessary trips outside, while announcing police enforcements and/or fines for people failing to meet the requirements.
The biggest lockdown is currently being enforced in India, where 1.3 billion people have been ordered to stay inside for 21 days starting today. This lockdown exceeds the size of those that happened in China even at the height of the epidemic there, according to the New York Times.
The most draconian lockdown laws were passed in Jordan, where anyone caught out on the street can be punished with up to one year in jail, according to a government order. The Jordan lockdown is affecting 10 million, similar to a lockdown in neighboring Israel (nine million inhabitants). In New Zealand, four million are staying at home during an enforced lockdown.
- South Africa
- New Zealand
- Saudi Arabia
- Colombia
- India
- The UK
- Australia
- China
- Jordan
- Argentina
- Israel
- Belgium
- France
- Spain
- Italy
- Kuwait
- Ireland
- Norway
- Denmark
- El Salvador
- Indonesia
- Germany
- Portugal
- Czech Republic
- Slovenia
- Poland
- Lebanon
- Russia
- Greece
- Ghana
- Lesotho
