U.S. Ranks 59th Globally for Covid-19 Vaccinations, Just Behind Iran
rankings. But population size doesn’t matter so much anymore and many
low-income countries are doing very well compared with the U.S., which has vaccinated just 63% of its population.% of its population of 1.4 billion people, giving it the fifth highest vaccination rate globally . Cuba, one of the poorer countries in the world, is ranked seventh on the list, having vaccinated 85%, well above wealthier countries like Switzerland, Israel, and the United States.
Japan stands out as a wealthy country that was lagging in 2021 but has really stepped up its vaccination efforts in recent months. Roughly 78% of Japan is now vaccinated against covid-19, up from just 49% back in
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