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Israel vs United Arab Emirates
How Israel and United Arab Emirates compare on 37 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 82.9 years against 82.4 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, Israel was higher: $41,880 against $41,610
- Population · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 10.6 million people against 9.26 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, United Arab Emirates was higher: 5.64% of GDP against 5.46% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 5.77 tonnes
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personIsrael: $42,600 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperatureIsrael: 21.4 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personIsrael: $42,600 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthIsrael: 3.5% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationIsrael: 3% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtIsrael: 67.9% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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