Bahrain has made history by achieving the highest score ever recorded on the Nikkei Covid-19 Recovery Index for its response to the pandemic in December.
The score of 82 per cent on the index surpassed the previous record of 76pc held by China for June 2021.
Bahrain ranked ahead of Chile (76.5pc), Taiwan (75.5pc), the UAE (75pc) and China (74.5pc).
The kingdom had also topped the index for November with 73pc.
Bahrain’s top ranking among 122 countries is the latest demonstration of its successful role in leading Covid-19 mitigation efforts, including the increase in vaccination rollout (vaccines and boosters) and full adherence to health precautionary measures.
The ranking also reflects the kingdom’s outstanding efforts in delivering more than 3.350 million Covid-19 vaccination doses (first, second and booster) and carrying out more than 8m tests, according to statistics from the Health Ministry.
The index, first published in July, assesses 122 countries and regions in terms of Covid recovery by calculating a score between 0 and 90 based on nine factors divided into three categories: infection management, vaccine rollouts and mobility.
Infection management includes confirmed cases of Covid-19 versus peak case count, confirmed cases per capita and tests per case.
Vaccine rollouts cover total vaccine doses given per capita, new vaccine doses given per capita, and share of people who have been fully vaccinated. Mobility deals with community mobility, Oxford stringency index and flight activities.
The higher the ranking, the closer a country is to recovery – with low infections, higher inoculation rates and less-strict social distancing measures.
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