Wealthy countries have vaccinated far more people against Covid than poorer ones

Percentage of people who have been fully vaccinated, per country, grouped by income

Population

10m

330m

High income counties

UK 75%

Chile

90

USA

67

Slovakia 51

None vaccinated

All vaccinated

Brazil

79

Upper-middle income

Iraq 17

China

89

South Africa 32

Russia

52

Indonesia 62

Lower-middle income

India

66

Haiti

1

Nigeria 11

Low income countries

Ethiopia 32

Rwanda 65

Democratic Republic of the Congo 2

UK 75%

After signing deals with vaccine manufacturers before medical approval, the UK was the first country to deploy an approved vaccine

Population

10m

330m

High income countries

None vaccinated

All vaccinated

USA

67

Slovakia 51

Chile 90

Brazil 79

Used to implementing mass vaccine campaigns, Brazil's healthcare system rolled out doses quickly once they were delivered

Upper-middle income

Iraq 17

China

89

South Africa 32

Relatively high internet penetration has led to concerns over misinformation

Russia 52

Lower-middle income

Egypt 34

India

66

Haiti 1

Nigeria 11

Competing humanitarian concerns and corruption have been blamed for a slow rollout

Indonesia 62

Low income countries

Afghanistan

13

Ethiopia 32

Rwanda 65

Democratic Republic of the Congo 2

Vaccine centre locations and poor infrastructure are barriers to vaccine uptake

UK 75%

After signing deals with vaccine manufacturers before medical approval, the UK was the first country to deploy an approved vaccine

Population

10m

330m

High income countries

South Korea 86

None vaccinated

All vaccinated

USA

67

Slovakia 51

Chile 90

Chile hedged its bets in signing contracts before safety data was available and in hosting clinical trials

Brazil 79

Used to implementing mass vaccine campaigns, Brazil's healthcare system rolled out doses quickly once they were delivered

Upper-middle income

Russia 52

Iraq 17

China

89

South Africa 32

Relatively high internet penetration has led to concerns over misinformation

Home to the Serum Institute, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, India's rollout increased after a temporary vaccine export ban

Lower-middle income

Indonesia 62

Haiti 1

Cambodia 87

India

66

Egypt 34

Nigeria 11

Competing humanitarian concerns and corruption have been blamed for a slow rollout

Low income countries

Rwanda 65

National-level rollout planning, which included helicopter-delivered doses, has been praised

Ethiopia 32

Afghanistan 13

Mozambique 44

Democratic Republic of the Congo 2

Vaccine centre locations and poor infrastructure are barriers to vaccine uptake