Constraints on the Executive Score in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Constraints on the Executive Score was 3 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Constraints on the Executive Score in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for constraints on the executive score in United Arab Emirates is 3, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, constraints on the executive score in United Arab Emirates peaked at 3 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1971.
United Arab Emirates ranks 124th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
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More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.54 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7516 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2042 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8201 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.794 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 123.74 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is constraints on the executive score in United Arab Emirates?
- Constraints on the executive score in United Arab Emirates was 3 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest constraints on the executive score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1971.
- What is the lowest constraints on the executive score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1971.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for constraints on the executive score?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 124th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is constraints on the executive score rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Constraints on the Executive Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which the executive is constrained. It ranges from unconstrained executives (score of 1), over slight or moderate constraints (score of 3), and substantial constraints (score of 5), to an executive that is subordinated to or on par with other authorities (score of 7). The remaining categories are intermediate ones.