Yes, but Wales is smaller and they are in a much bigger mess. So its not entirely that.
The lack of huge urban sprawl outside the Glasgow/Edinburgh corridor is a big help as it is the conurbations where it spreads rapidly. England is an obvious target on any global league table for that reason. Same reason Belgium was disproportionately impacted. And why the US is getting it bad but in a slower fashion because it has multiple urban sprawls that are separated by large open spaces the size of the entire British Isles.
Our island status and several week head start as the virus spread north throughout Europe was an opportunity. But we either chose not to or realistically could not seal off the borders in a global community such as we live in. Certainly not for the duration of a pandemic like this is proving.