Malta is among the top four countries in the world with the fastest vaccination rate. The race to inoculate the population is on, but which countries are up there?

According to information gathered by Our World in Data and published by the New York Times, the below table shows the speed of vaccinations by country, and Malta ranks pretty high on that list. Israel is currently leading the race with a six per cent average since vaccinations began, with the number dropping to 5.2 per cent in the last seven days. But according to this average rate, the majority could be vaccinated in about four weeks.

Malta isn’t fair behind with an average on 1.1 per cent since vaccinations began and an increase to 1.9 per cent in the last seven days. At this rate, the majority of Malta’s population could be vaccinated in six months. Malta is only preceded by the United Arab Emirates (average of 3.9 per cent and 6.1 per cent in the last seven days) which could see the majority receiving the jab in four weeks, and the United Kingdom. The UK’s numbers are closer to Malta’s with a 1.4 per cent average since inoculations began, an increase to 3.7 per cent in the last seven days and a projection of three months until the majority is vaccinated.

Currently, Malta is using the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines. Supposedly, the EMA should be approving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine sometime this week, of which Malta has one million doses on order.