Social Development in United Arab Emirates 134 indicators covering social development for United Arab Emirates. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,377 2025 up 107.7% 121st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 252 2025 up 176.9% 133rd Political Rights Rating 7 2025 up 16.7% 1st Electoral democracy 0 2025 — 116th Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 2025 up 16.7% 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 up 104.6% 154th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 252 2025 up 176.9% 133rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person 2025 up 53.4% 128th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 152.8% 144th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 93rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,377 2025 up 107.7% 121st Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -3.45 % change on previous year 2025 down 141.4% 155th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 139.1% 162nd Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.339 2025 down 17.1% 143rd Liberal Democracy Index 0.077 2025 down 14.4% 152nd Electoral Democracy Index 0.104 2025 up 9.5% 167th Freedom of Association Index 0.04 2025 up 17.6% 167th Freedom of Expression Index 0.063 2025 down 47.9% 165th Participatory Democracy Index 0.031 2025 up 3.3% 173rd Varieties of democracy 0.104 2025 up 9.5% 167th Liberal democracy 0 2025 — 142nd Electoral democracy 0 2025 — 142nd Human Rights Index 0.339 2025 down 17.1% 143rd Key features of human rights 0.339 2025 down 17.1% 143rd Key features of electoral democracy 0.104 2025 up 9.5% 167th Key features of liberal democracy 0.077 2025 down 14.4% 152nd Executive Corruption Index 0.226 2025 unchanged 125th Judicial Corruption Score 1.85 2025 down 14.7% 25th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.116 2025 unchanged 142nd Key features of democracy 0.104 2025 up 9.5% 167th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 58th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 64th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.077 2025 down 14.4% 152nd Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 58th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year 2025 down 166.9% 131st Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 0 2025 — 142nd Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 0 2025 — 142nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 58th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.104 2025 up 9.5% 166th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.124 2025 down 7.5% 145th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.082 2025 down 4.7% 148th Direct Democracy Index 0 2025 — 151st Key media freedoms -1.69 2025 down 54.9% 150th Media Corruption Score -1.51 2025 down 15.5% 159th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.195 2025 up 40.3% 145th Legislative Corruption Score 2.37 2025 up 59.3% 6th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 10.1% 163rd Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.9% 165th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 10.1% 163rd Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 10.1% 163rd Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.7% 58th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0199 units per square kilometre 2023 up 135.2% 113th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0032 units per square kilometre 2023 up 172.6% 128th Physical Integrity Rights Score 0.0856 2019 down 94.3% 125th Democracy Index -8 2018 unchanged 159th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 45 2025 down 56.3% 169th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0 units per person 2025 down 67.7% 189th Page 1 of 3 Next →