Governance at a glance
- Government
- Federal semi-presidential elective semi-constitutional monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 69/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 26.9/100 #164
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.104
- HDI
- 0.940
- Regional blocs
- AL
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Federal semi-presidential elective semi-constitutional monarchy
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of the United Arab Emirates | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Vice President of the United Arab Emirates | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
| Vice President of the United Arab Emirates | Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 0.7/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 8.9/100k
- Military spending (2014)
- 5.6% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 69 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.104
- Liberal
- 0.077
- Participatory
- 0.031
- Deliberative
- 0.082
- Egalitarian
- 0.124
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 26.9 / 100
- Global rank
- #164 / 180
- Rank change
- -4 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- MENA
- Political #166
- 17.2
- Economic #126
- 35.1
- Legal #168
- 21.2
- Social #171
- 21.8
- Safety #144
- 39.3
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.9 | 164 | 17.2 | 35.1 | 21.2 | 21.8 | 39.3 |
| 2024 | 30.6 | 160 | 21.2 | 42.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 33.4 |
| 2023 | 43.0 | 145 | 45.6 | 45.1 | 36.8 | 30.7 | 56.8 |
| 2022 | 44.5 | 138 | 45.5 | 36.7 | 32.0 | 50.5 | 57.6 |
| 2021 | 56.9 | 131 | - | - | - | - | 64.5 |
| 2020 | 57.3 | 131 | - | - | - | - | 51.0 |
| 2019 | 56.4 | 133 | - | - | - | - | 69.6 |
| 2018 | 59.1 | 128 | - | - | - | - | 59.2 |
| 2017 | 60.6 | 119 | - | - | - | - | 52.6 |
| 2016 | 63.3 | 119 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 63.3 | 120 | - | - | - | - | 65.7 |
| 2014 | 64.0 | 118 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 66.5 | 114 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 45.0 | 112 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 23.8 | 87 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 21.5 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 14.5 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 20.3 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 17.5 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 25.8 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |