Yes they acted faster with more political capital at stake AFAIK, in the end the important part is how free trade countries reacted to the pandemic. There is a lot to say about acting in a way that hinders pandemic compared to making nations feel safe.

Israel is a "free trade country".

If you were a rich nation, it was eminently possibly to get early delivery dates written into your contracts. Canada decided not to for some reason (cost?) and in actual fact deeply regretted it.

Source? Most reports indicate that Canada spent more per person than almost everywhere.

canada did, but their contracts assumed delivery from the us plants. when trump restricted export canada had to go back to pfizer and moderna and secure supply from the european plants