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ARE AE د.إ United Arab Emirates dirham (AED)

Every statistic we track for United Arab Emirates — 98 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$87,774

#14 of 191

Life expectancy

76.4 yrs

#56 of 188

Happiness score

6.82

#21 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.08

#155 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Big Mac Price 5.2 #21/53 2026
Currency Valuation vs USD (Big Mac) -15.5% #21/53 2026
Current Account Balance 11.4% #14/190 2026
Exchange Rate (per US$) 3.7 #116/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #226/237 2023
Fiscal Balance 4.9% #5/189 2026
Forbes Global 2000 Companies 16 #21/55 2023
GDP (current US$) 621.5 #30/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 1,006.3 #35/191 2026
GDP per Capita 54,214 #24/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 77,204 #4/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 87,774 #14/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 1.1% #157/184 2019
Government Debt 31.4% #147/185 2026
Income per Person 33,200 #23/183 2018
Income per Person 33,200 #23/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 2.5% #135/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 52.1 #27/130 2023
Listed Companies 154 #34/70 2024
Made a Digital Payment 76.1% #35/144 2017
Real GDP Growth 3.1% #84/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.5% #35/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 190.9% #6/70 2024
Stocks Traded 21.8% #18/69 2024
Total GDP (Long Run) 779,701,520,404 #32/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 1.2 #198/217 2024
Median Age 31.6 #124/235 2026
Population 8.2 #95/229 2013
Population 11.5 #82/191 2026
Population Density 163 #84/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 252 #134/195 2025
Urban Population 85.8% #42/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 100% #121/214 2023
Internet Users 100% #1/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 195.6 #5/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 31.8% #47/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 0.7 #175/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 0.5 #163/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 4.7% #131/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 41.4% #63/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 4 #152/191 2023
Life Expectancy 76.4 #56/188 2013
Life Expectancy 74 #84/186 2020
Suicide Rate 1.7 #170/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 9.4% #142/167 2022
Undernourishment 2.5% #162/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 84 #25/195 2023

🎓 Education

Adult Literacy 98.1% #7/31 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 9.6 #76/146 2020
PISA Mathematics Score 431 #43/79 2022
PISA Reading Score 417 #48/79 2022
PISA Science Score 432 #47/79 2022

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 18.3 #9/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 9,140 #5/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 8.8% #153/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.3 #146/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.5 #91/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) 1.2 #32/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 68 #24/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 68 #23/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #151/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #150/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #172/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #49/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 18 #164/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.1 #168/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.6 #132/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 1.3 #23/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.1 #156/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #155/179 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0 #177/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.1 #149/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 30.6 #153/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.6 #79/179 2025
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -0.9 #137/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 30.9 #155/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 0.6 #182/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 5.9 #157/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 56.7% #140/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 39.9% #90/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 3.8 #54/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 16.8% #111/142 2023
INFORM Risk Index 2.3 #159/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 68.8 #7/141 2023
World Risk Index 6 #78/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 33.7% #138/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 6.8 #21/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 1.1 #17/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 2 #9/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #29/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.7 #49/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.2 #27/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.1 #99/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.9 #15/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Believe Vaccines Are Effective 85.2% #58/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 83.6% #50/143 2018
Trust in Science 74.4% #68/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 48.6% #126/143 2018

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.