Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.339 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.339
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
142nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.419
in 2016
All-time low
0.314
in 1973
Years of data
55
1971–2025

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 0.339 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.419 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.314, in 1973.

That places United Arab Emirates 142nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3228 0.314 0.328 9
1980s 0.329 0.324 0.336 10
1990s 0.3726 0.362 0.384 10
2000s 0.381 0.369 0.399 10
2010s 0.395 0.358 0.419 10
2020s 0.3512 0.339 0.384 6

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 139 Uzbekistan 0.369 compare
  2. 140 Qatar 0.357 compare
  3. 141 Guinea 0.353 compare
  4. 143 Congo 0.326 compare
  5. 144 Libya 0.323 compare
  6. 145 Syria 0.321 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates?
Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.339 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 0.419 in 2016.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 0.314 in 1973.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
United Arab Emirates ranks 142nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 13,700 data points, 1946–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.