New Zealand was first, Germany was fifth, Australia eleventh and the US was last
Germany faces more challenges than island nations, which boosted its score
Australia has been beaten by Germany in global COVID-19 response rankings despite recording much fewer deaths than the European nation.
The Commonwealth of Australia ranked 11th out of 105 nations in a global survey about the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic released by UK consultancy agency Brand Finance on Thursday.
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Meanwhile, Germany ranked fifth overall and first when only taking into account specialist opinions - despite recording more than 10,000 deaths so far in December.
Australia has recorded just 908 deaths over the course of the whole pandemic - more than 10 times less than Germany s December toll.