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United Arab Emirates
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income · capital Abu Dhabi
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old83.1years
Ranks 21 of 217 in 2024
11% above world median · 8% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old4.8per 1,000 live births
Ranks 39 of 196 in 2024
68% below world median · 63% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old3per 100,000 live births
Ranks 6 of 194 in 2023
94% below world median · 82% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old4.97% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
22% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.21births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
36% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2024 · 2 years old98.8% of adults 15+
Ranks 3 of 29 in 2024
5% above world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 29 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old108.0% gross
Ranks 25 of 134 in 2024
9% above world median · 11% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2021 · 5 years old3.89% of GDP
Ranks 100 of 168 in 2021
8% below world median · 28% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 168 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2024 · 2 years old50,274current US$
Ranks 27 of 200 in 2024
5.4× above world median · 7.7× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 200 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2024 · 2 years old79,344international $
Ranks 17 of 195 in 2024
2.8× above world median · 3.5× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 195 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2018 · 8 years old0.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 93 in 2018
1.0× below world median · 1.0× below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 93 countries reporting in 2018 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2018 · 8 years old26.4index, 0–100
Ranks 7 of 93 in 2018
25% below world median · 11% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 93 countries reporting in 2018 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old2.2% of labour force
Ranks 19 of 182 in 2025
57% below world median · 74% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old1.3% per year
Not ranked — no better end
59% below world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2014 · 12 years old5.64% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
3.2× above world median
Medians computed across 155 countries reporting in 2014 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old98.6% of population
Ranks 36 of 148 in 2024
22% above world median · 16% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 182 in 2024
22% above world median · 15% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old18.26t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
6.2× above world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old11.5mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
76% above world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
United Arab Emirates has no figure in this dataset for Child stunting. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.