Media Corruption Score in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Media Corruption Score was -1.51 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Media Corruption Score in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded -1.51 for media corruption score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, media corruption score in United Arab Emirates peaked at -1.31 in 2004 and was at its lowest, -1.7, in 1971.
United Arab Emirates ranks 159th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.7 | -1.7 | -1.7 | 9 |
| 1980s | -1.7 | -1.7 | -1.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.7 | -1.7 | -1.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.46 | -1.7 | -1.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.37 | -1.51 | -1.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.51 | -1.51 | -1.51 | 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)
- Key features of democracy 0.104 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.063 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.04 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.104 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.031 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.077 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is media corruption score in United Arab Emirates?
- Media corruption score in United Arab Emirates was -1.51 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest media corruption score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was -1.31 in 2004.
- What is the lowest media corruption score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.7 in 1971.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for media corruption score?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 159th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is media corruption score rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 Media Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gauges the frequency with which journalists, publishers, or broadcasters accept payments to modify news content, indicating the integrity (or corruption) of the media sphere.