Egalitarian Democracy Index in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.124 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Egalitarian Democracy Index in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egalitarian democracy index in United Arab Emirates is 0.124, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.135 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.046, in 1971.
United Arab Emirates ranks 145th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.046 | — |
| 1972 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.067 | +45.7% |
| 1975 | 0.067 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.068 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.069 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.07 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.074 | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.075 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.076 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.083 | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 0.083 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.087 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.09 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.089 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.094 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.095 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.099 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.099 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.101 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.119 | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 0.118 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.119 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.124 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.125 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.128 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.13 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.133 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.132 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.134 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.135 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.134 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.133 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.132 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.128 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.13 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.127 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.126 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.124 | -1.6% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.124 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.671, 18% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.124 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.152, 82% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Democracy Index in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +45.7% | 0.046 | 0.067 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0607 | 0.046 | 0.069 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0743 | 0.07 | 0.076 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0902 | 0.083 | 0.094 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1124 | 0.095 | 0.125 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1319 | 0.125 | 0.135 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1278 | 0.124 | 0.132 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More social development data for United Arab Emirates
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 252 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 252 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian democracy index in United Arab Emirates?
- Egalitarian democracy index in United Arab Emirates was 0.124 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.135 in 2016.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.046 in 1971.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for egalitarian democracy index?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 145th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.