Oxford coronavirus government response stringency index

This is a composite measure based on nine response indicators including school closures, workplace closures and travel bans, rescaled to a value from 0 to 100 (100 = strictest). Index correct as of February 24th, 2021.

Table shows the countries with the highest ranking in the stringency index as of February 24th. Note: The index records the number and strictness of government policies, and should not be interpreted as ‘scoring’ the appropriateness or effectiveness of a country’s response.

Table: Tomas Doherty/breakingnews.ie Source: Thomas Hale, Sam Webster, Anna Petherick, Toby Phillips, and Beatriz Kira (2020). Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker, Blavatnik School of Government. Get the data