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United Arab Emirates

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh incomeCapital: Abu Dhabi182,777 observations
Population
11.51M
world rank #85 / 217
GDP
552.32B
world rank #27 / 186
GDP / capita
69,701.8
world rank #16 / 185
Life expectancy
83.1
world rank #21 / 217

Governance

487 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile71.5#32Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile75.8#26Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile79.4#49Rule of Law0-100 percentile65.5#72
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,477 indicators
GDPcurrent US$552.32B#27GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $69,701.8#16GDP growth%4%#73Inflation%1.3%#39
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

124 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$706.67B#9Merchandise importscurrent US$618.88B#13Exports of goods & services% GDP106.8%#8Imports of goods & services% GDP92.2%#14
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,397 indicators
Life expectancyyears83.1#21Infant mortalityper 1k births3.8#20Maternal mortalityper 100k3#3Health spending% GDP5%#126
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,072 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross102.1%#30Education spending% GDP3.9%#100Adult literacy%98.8%#3Primary enrollment% gross108%#25
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

404 indicators
Populationpeople11.51M#85Population growth%4.7%#1Urban population%86%#33Fertility ratebirths/woman1.2#182
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

286 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%1%#165Forest area% land4.5%#181Electric power consumptionkWh per capita15,284.7#6
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

281 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.9,139.5#5Electricity from coal% of output0.46%#7
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

343 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area19.2%#76Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources1,509.9%#172Capture fisheries productiontonnes58,165#95
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

270 indicators
Agricultural land% land area5.5%#193Cereal yieldkg per hectare23,306.5#2Aquaculture productiontonnes2,476#115Food production index2014-16 = 100124.9#34
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

107 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people203.2#4Secure internet serversper 1M people4,192.3#80Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people20.8#40
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

378 indicators
Gini indexindex26.4#6Extreme poverty% pop0%#1Internet users% pop100%#1Homicide rateper 100k0.69#18
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

355 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-102.3#12Hazard & exposure0-104#34Vulnerability0-101#3
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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