Liberal Democracy Index in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Liberal Democracy Index was 0.077 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Liberal Democracy Index in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, liberal democracy index in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.077.
That represents a change of down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liberal democracy index in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.093 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.047, in 1976.
United Arab Emirates ranks 152nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0479 | 0.047 | 0.048 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0497 | 0.048 | 0.053 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0633 | 0.055 | 0.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0731 | 0.068 | 0.081 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0876 | 0.079 | 0.093 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0818 | 0.077 | 0.09 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 149 El Salvador 0.09 compare
- 149 Rwanda 0.09 compare
- 151 Uzbekistan 0.079 compare
- 153 South Sudan 0.064 compare
- 154 Bahrain 0.062 compare
- 154 Chad 0.062 compare
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)
- Electoral democracy 0 (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 liberal democracy index in United Arab Emirates?
- Liberal democracy index in United Arab Emirates was 0.077 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.093 in 2018.
- What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.047 in 1976.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for liberal democracy index?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 152nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is liberal democracy index rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 Liberal 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, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.