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Only Israel and the UAE are further along in vaccinating their populations against Covid-19 than the tiny African nation of Seychelles.

Seychelles – ranked 178th in the world by the size of its economy - have vaccinated 13.4% of its population.

Israel comfortably leads the world, having vaccinated 38% of its population, followed by the UAE (22.7%).

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Countries ranked by proportion of the population that has received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine (Our World in Data):

• Israel (38%)

• United Arab Emirates (22.7%)

• Seychelles (13.4%)

• Bahrain (8.5%)

• United Kingdom (8%)

• United States (5.3%)

• Malta (3.25%)

• Denmark (3.2%)

• Ireland (2.5%)

• Lithuania (2.4%)

• Spain (2.4%)

Seychelles is dependent on tourism for 65% of its GDP.

It reopened its borders this week and lifted quarantine requirements for travellers who can provide proof of having been vaccinated against Covid-19.

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