There is a concept in statistics called "standardization" where you take all numeric values that differ, e.g., like age in months and height in inches and weight in kg, and put them on a common scale. To wit: is the US with 25,489 cases yesterday worse off than Switzerland and her 6,575 cases or France and her 14,431 cases?
I pulled down the Confirmed Case data used by JH that is housed on GitHub and then pulled in the population counts by country (and state) from the UN (yea, I know...work with me). In the table below, I list select countries and US states' Confirmed Case Counts. I then 'standarize' that data by dividing each nation or state's Confirmed Case Count by the respective population, then I multiply that standardized value by the US' population, to put each nation/state's Confirmed Case Count on a standardized basis.
(special thanks to ShadowAce for the html sandbox)
| Country/Region | Population (MM) | Confirmed Cases 3/21/2020 | Standardized Cases 3/21/2020 | Rank by Confirmed Cases Mar 21 | Rank by Standardized Cases Mar 21 |
| Austria | 9.0 | 2,814 | 103,403 | 15 | 7 |
| Belgium | 11.5 | 2,815 | 80,275 | 14 | 11 |
| California | 39.5 | 1,364 | 11,360 | 19 | 21 |
| China | 1,433.8 | 81,421 | 18,687 | 1 | 19 |
| Denmark | 5.8 | 1,420 | 80,957 | 18 | 10 |
| Florida | 21.5 | 659 | 10,097 | 21 | 23 |
| France | 65.1 | 14,431 | 72,912 | 8 | 12 |
| Germany | 83.5 | 22,213 | 87,521 | 6 | 8 |
| Hubei | 58.5 | 67,800 | 381,378 | 2 | 1 |
| Iran | 82.9 | 20,610 | 81,796 | 7 | 9 |
| Italy | 60.6 | 53,578 | 291,175 | 3 | 2 |
| Korea, South | 51.2 | 8,799 | 56,524 | 12 | 14 |
| Massachusetts | 6.9 | 525 | 24,859 | 23 | 18 |
| New Jersey | 8.9 | 1,327 | 49,162 | 20 | 15 |
| New York | 19.5 | 11,710 | 198,079 | 10 | 4 |
| Norway | 5.4 | 2,118 | 129,574 | 16 | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 12.8 | 396 | 10,179 | 24 | 22 |
| Spain | 46.7 | 25,374 | 178,654 | 5 | 5 |
| Sweden | 10.0 | 1,763 | 57,804 | 17 | 13 |
| Switzerland | 8.6 | 6,575 | 251,834 | 13 | 3 |
| Texas | 29.0 | 581 | 6,594 | 22 | 24 |
| United Kingdom | 67.5 | 10,084 | 49,138 | 11 | 16 |
| US | 329.1 | 25,489 | 25,489 | 4 | 17 |
| US excl NY | 329.1 | 13,779 | 14,645 | 9 | 20 |
Well..the US, with her fourth highest number of Confirmed Cases at the end of March 21, 2020 is actually 17th on this list when you adjust for the population!
Further, if you remove New York (which is accounting for about half of the US' growth over the past three days), the US is the 20th lowest out of these 24 select countries/states.
China gets a pickup because of it's huge population, but Hubei remains at the top, as does Italy.
Perhaps most shocking is Switzerland: she looks like a standardized disaster, with a size-adjusted 250k Confirmed Case load. Similarly, New York State on a size-adjusted basis looks like Italy and Switzerland. In fact, Europe looks pretty bad as a group - except for the United Kingdom.
Now, it's not the first inning for every country; it's like the top of the 8th in China while it's the top of the third (or something like that) in the US and probably the bottom of the 6th in Italy. Thus, some enterprising smart Deplorable could/should set all countries data at the same 'starting point.' That, however, is pretty hard to do since each nation's starting point and progression is unique.
If I'm right, then the economic and human wreckage that's overwhelming Europe and which has overwhelmed Asia is starting in America. But we seem to be in a relatively better position on a size-adjusted basis. Maybe that's because we've been 'attacked' later in the process. It's also worth noting, as I showed, that the major areas and cities seem to be getting hit harder than other areas: look at New York and New Jersey vs Texas or Pennsylvania or even California. My guess is those areas that light up at night will be hit relatively harder:
It's also worth noting...
...I'm just sayin'...
Seriously, I am not wishing harm to my fellow man, regardless of their views. We are Americans, and like after 9/11 today I stand with my countrymen, shoulder-to-shoulder. Today, I will pray and watch/listen to church service on TV. I will pray for my fellow man, regardless of race, creed, national origin, or if they are Patriots fans. I will pray for wisdom for those who are ignorant, and for calm for those who are hysterical.
And I will pray that the US comes out of this mess, stronger than ever, in order for America to lead the world back to peace and prosperity. Domine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum, sed tantum dic verbo, et sanabitur anima mea.