Freedom of expression score bti in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Freedom of expression score bti was 2 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 128 countries
All-time high
5
in 2009
All-time low
2
in 2015
Years of data
11
2005β2025
Freedom of expression score bti in United Arab Emirates, 2005β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 2 for freedom of expression score bti in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in United Arab Emirates peaked at 5 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2015.
United Arab Emirates ranks 98th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.33 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.8 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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More social development data for United Arab Emirates
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.339 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.077 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.104 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.04 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.063 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.031 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in United Arab Emirates?
- Freedom of expression score bti in United Arab Emirates was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2009.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2015.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 98th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of expression score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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