Equal Rights Protection Index in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.199 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Equal Rights Protection Index in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, equal rights protection index in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.199. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.388 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.199, in 2025.
United Arab Emirates ranks 159th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3624 | 0.362 | 0.364 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.377 | 0.371 | 0.381 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3802 | 0.379 | 0.381 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.36 | 0.341 | 0.388 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3702 | 0.352 | 0.381 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2307 | 0.199 | 0.265 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
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)
- Liberal democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.077 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.339 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.031 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.339 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in United Arab Emirates?
- Equal rights protection index in United Arab Emirates was 0.199 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.388 in 2000.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.199 in 2025.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for equal rights protection index?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 159th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.