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
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More economy & growth data for United Arab Emirates
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 16.01 billion current US$ (2024)
- Imports of goods and services 484.31 billion constant 2015 US$ (2023)
- Imports of goods and services 12.6% (2023)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 552.33 billion current US$ (2024)
- Imports of goods and services 92.2% (2023)
- External balance on goods and services 76.55 billion current US$ (2023)
- External balance on goods and services 281.13 billion current LCU (2023)
- Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP 31.19 billion current LCU (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.95 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.61 billion current LCU (2024)
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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About this data
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.