Country profile
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates ranks #85 of 215 for population, #29 of 209 for gdp per capita, #21 of 216 for life expectancy, across 24 open-data indicators.
People
Population
11M
people · 2024
Rank #85 of 215
Life expectancy
83.1
years · 2024
Rank #21 of 216
Poverty headcount
0%
% of population · 2018
Rank #181 of 186
Under-5 mortality
4.8
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #203 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
92.8%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #36 of 232
Tobacco use
9%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #138 of 163
Calorie supply
3,125
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #66 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
8,084,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #26 of 203
GDP per capita
$50,274
current US$ · 2024
Rank #29 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
1.66
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #150 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
113
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #192 of 210
Forest area
4.47%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #226 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
36.3
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #50 of 248
Protected areas
16.1%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #92 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
20.1
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #7 of 210
Fertilizer use
180
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #26 of 194
Cereal yield
22.5
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #2 of 182
Digital
Internet users
100%
% of population · 2024
Rank #4 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
40.8
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #24 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
203
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #5 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #121 of 215
Renewable electricity output
4.2%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #222 of 257
Energy use per person
138,026
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #5 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.1
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #165 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for United Arab Emirates; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield