Multi-party elections for legislature in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Multi-party elections for legislature was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Multi-party elections for legislature in United Arab Emirates, 2006–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, multi-party elections for legislature in United Arab Emirates stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multi-party elections for legislature in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2006.
United Arab Emirates ranks 163rd of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Multi-party elections for legislature in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 1 | — |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1. (53 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4839 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multi-party elections for legislature in United Arab Emirates?
- Multi-party elections for legislature in United Arab Emirates was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest multi-party elections for legislature recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2015.
- What is the lowest multi-party elections for legislature recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2006.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for multi-party elections for legislature?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 163rd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is multi-party elections for legislature rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Multi-party elections for legislature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.