Electoral Democracy Index in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Electoral Democracy Index was 0.104 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electoral Democracy Index in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.104 for electoral democracy index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electoral democracy index in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.104 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.014, in 1973.
United Arab Emirates ranks 167th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0169 | 0.014 | 0.019 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0197 | 0.017 | 0.023 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0254 | 0.022 | 0.028 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0383 | 0.019 | 0.071 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0911 | 0.072 | 0.102 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1022 | 0.1 | 0.104 | 6 |
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More social development data for United Arab Emirates
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 252 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Varieties of democracy 0.104 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.077 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.339 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.031 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.339 (2025)
- Key features of electoral democracy 0.104 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electoral democracy index in United Arab Emirates?
- Electoral democracy index in United Arab Emirates was 0.104 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electoral democracy index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.104 in 2024.
- What is the lowest electoral democracy index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1973.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for electoral democracy index?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 167th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electoral democracy index rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.