Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Civil liberties rating, gaps filled was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 199 countries
All-time high
6
in 2003
All-time low
5
in 1972
Years of data
54
1972–2025

Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates, 1972–2025

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 6 for civil liberties rating, gaps filled in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates peaked at 6 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1972.

That places United Arab Emirates 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates, 1972 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1972 5
1973 5 +0.0%
1974 5 +0.0%
1975 5 +0.0%
1976 5 +0.0%
1977 5 +0.0%
1978 5 +0.0%
1979 5 +0.0%
1980 5 +0.0%
1981 5 +0.0%
1982 5 +0.0%
1983 5 +0.0%
1984 5 +0.0%
1985 5 +0.0%
1986 5 +0.0%
1987 5 +0.0%
1988 5 +0.0%
1989 5 +0.0%
1990 5 +0.0%
1991 5 +0.0%
1992 5 +0.0%
1993 5 +0.0%
1994 5 +0.0%
1995 5 +0.0%
1996 5 +0.0%
1997 5 +0.0%
1998 5 +0.0%
1999 5 +0.0%
2000 5 +0.0%
2001 5 +0.0%
2002 5 +0.0%
2003 6 +20.0%
2004 6 +0.0%
2005 6 +0.0%
2006 5 -16.7%
2007 5 +0.0%
2008 5 +0.0%
2009 5 +0.0%
2010 5 +0.0%
2011 6 +20.0%
2012 6 +0.0%
2013 6 +0.0%
2014 6 +0.0%
2015 6 +0.0%
2016 6 +0.0%
2017 6 +0.0%
2018 6 +0.0%
2019 6 +0.0%
2020 6 +0.0%
2021 6 +0.0%
2022 6 +0.0%
2023 6 +0.0%
2024 6 +0.0%
2025 6 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5 5 5 8
1980s 5 5 5 10
1990s 5 5 5 10
2000s 5.3 5 6 10
2010s 5.9 5 6 10
2020s 6 6 6 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil liberties rating, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates?
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates was 6 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 6 in 2003.
What is the lowest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1972.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for civil liberties rating, gaps filled?
United Arab Emirates ranks 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil liberties rating, gaps filled rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Civil liberties rating, gaps filled
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Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
199 places, 10,266 data points, 1972–2025
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Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.