Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.0001 units per square kilometre for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places United Arab Emirates 58th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 55 Cyprus 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 56 Solomon Islands 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 57 Bahamas 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 60 Israel 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 61 Togo 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for United Arab Emirates
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 252 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 252 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 58th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.