As of December 15, 2020, Denmark had the highest test rate for the coronavirus (COVID-19) among the Nordic countries. Around 1,484 tests per thousand people were performed in the country. Iceland followed with 662 tests per thousand people. Nonetheless, figures for Sweden were not available.
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OWID. (December 16, 2020). Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway, as of December 2020 (per 1,000 people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108867/number-of-coronavirus-tests-per-capita-in-the-nordics/
OWID. "Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway, as of December 2020 (per 1,000 people)." Chart. December 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108867/number-of-coronavirus-tests-per-capita-in-the-nordics/
OWID. (2020). Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway, as of December 2020 (per 1,000 people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108867/number-of-coronavirus-tests-per-capita-in-the-nordics/
OWID. "Number of Coronavirus (Covid-19) Tests in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway, as of December 2020 (per 1,000 People)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108867/number-of-coronavirus-tests-per-capita-in-the-nordics/
OWID, Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway, as of December 2020 (per 1,000 people) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108867/number-of-coronavirus-tests-per-capita-in-the-nordics/ (last visited June 29, 2025)
Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway, as of December 2020 (per 1,000 people) [Graph], OWID, December 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108867/number-of-coronavirus-tests-per-capita-in-the-nordics/
