Infographic: How has the world changed since COVID-19?

It has been one year since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The virus, which is microscopic in size, has, in one way or another, changed the lives of all 7.8 billion people on Earth. While the long-term impact of this global health crisis may take years to understand, its immediate effect has already changed the world as we know it. In the following series of infographics, we break down the latest available figures and reports to help you understand the global repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic. For each of the topics, we have linked to the most complete and reliable datasets available on a global level. These are often presented as the average across the country. It is important to remember that averages may mask inequalities, especially when dealing with underreported areas or populations at risk.