Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 0.905 against 0.901 in Qatar as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?

0.004, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?

55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Qatar

0.901

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

0.905

in 2025

Qatar rank

27th

United Arab Emirates rank

24th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Qatar
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.905 against 0.901 in Qatar, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 27th and United Arab Emirates ranks 24th of 175 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Qatar	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.7356	0.3007	0.4349	Qatar
1980s	0.8015	0.385	0.4165	Qatar
1990s	0.9209	0.5292	0.3917	Qatar
2000s	0.954	0.7524	0.2016	Qatar
2010s	0.9518	0.8681	0.0837	Qatar
2020s	0.9135	0.91	0.0035	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 0.905 against 0.901 in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?: 0.004, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for equal resource distribution index?: Qatar ranks 27th and United Arab Emirates ranks 24th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.