Australia is still 58th in the world for coronavirus vaccination coverage — but it's clawing its way up

After months spinning its wheels near the start line, we are now roaring towards the vaccination levels that will allow a safer re-entry into the world.

Of all the nations home to at least 500,000 people, Australia currently ranks 49th on partial vaccination levels, according to the latest data compiled by Our World In Data.

But the nation is now clambering upwards, with one of the fastest vaccination speeds in the world.

Excluding the smallest countries in the world, Australia is administering doses right now faster than all nations except Cuba, Cambodia, and Iran.

The three fastest countries at the moment started their vaccination rollouts months after the world leaders, ramping up only when more supplies became available.

Australia has exceeded the highest first-dosing speeds seen in the United States and United Kingdom, but there are still dozens of countries that were vaccinating even faster than our current speed earlier in the pandemic.

Australia is likely to overtake the double-dose vaccination levels of the United States in October.