Political rights score fh in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Political rights score fh was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political rights score fh in United Arab Emirates, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in United Arab Emirates is 5, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in United Arab Emirates peaked at 9 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2017.
That places United Arab Emirates 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7 | — |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.75 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.9 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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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 fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 score fh in United Arab Emirates?
- Political rights score fh in United Arab Emirates was 5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2007.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for political rights score fh?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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 Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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