The maximum value is found for Germany. Compared to the average for the complete sample of 160 countries with 2.90, only Bulgaria falls short of reaching this score. The mean of the EU28 exceeds the scores for China, India, Brazil and Russia. The USA and Japan show scores above the EU28 average. Japan (ninth rank among the 160 observed nations) and the USA (second rank regarding tracking and tracing score) turn out to be the best performers according to the World Bank report. The USA score is only exceeded by Germany, while the Japanese score is exceeded by six European Member States. Among them are Germany and the UK – two of the biggest economies in the EU.