Social Development in United Arab Emirates 134 indicators covering social development for United Arab Emirates. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 79.9% 174th Political Rights Score 5 2025 down 28.6% 155th Freedom Score 18 2025 down 10.0% 162nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 6,257 2025 up 1,382.7% 66th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 995.3% 63rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2,170.7% 100th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -71.7 % change on previous year 2025 down 239.3% 186th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 2 2018 unchanged 159th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 81st Equal Rights Protection Index 0.199 2025 down 46.4% 159th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.633 2025 down 18.5% 112th Political Corruption Index 0.105 2025 down 8.7% 146th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.105 2025 down 8.7% 146th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.5354 2024 up 42.7% 124th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 — 56th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0024 units per square kilometre 2023 up 317.1% 161st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0992 units per square kilometre 2023 up 9,418.9% 42nd LGBT+ Rights Index -2.53 2019 unchanged 189th Forcibly displaced people 7,634 2025 up 603.6% 129th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 — 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 — 116th Corruption Perceptions Index 68 2024 down 2.9% 23rd Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.6429 2024 down 31.3% 175th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.8917 2024 up 12.2% 146th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.2316 2024 up 14.1% 139th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.4804 2024 down 670.8% 189th Self-reported life satisfaction 6.82 2025 up 3.8% 19th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 6.82 2025 up 3.8% 19th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 55.6% 2024 up 16.0% 46th Homicide rate 0.6932 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 down 24.7% 150th Homicides 71 homicides 2022 up 2.9% 105th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 0.6932 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 down 24.7% 150th Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 0.6932 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 down 24.7% 149th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 65.85 deaths 2021 down 15.2% 138th Homicide rate 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 38.0% 178th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 0.6727 2021 down 37.6% 171st Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 935,000 2030 down 2.6% 84th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 2.45 2030 up 15.6% 133rd Freedom of Association Score 2 2025 unchanged 97th Freedom of Expression Score 2 2025 unchanged 98th Civil Rights Score 5 2025 up 25.0% 54th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 7.8% 2030 down 21.2% 139th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 935,000 2030 down 2.6% 86th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 82.8% 2020 down 2.0% 27th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 90.1% 2020 down 0.7% 25th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 33.6% 2020 down 5.2% 134th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 9.9% 2020 up 6.9% 162nd Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 7.3% 2020 up 17.1% 156th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 2.8% 2020 up 11.4% 162nd Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 45.45 2020 up 1.6% 16th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →