Democracy in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Democracy was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democracy in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 2 for democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
That places United Arab Emirates 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7516 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.54 °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)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in United Arab Emirates?
- Democracy in United Arab Emirates was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2009.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for democracy?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).