United Arab Emirates vs United Kingdom: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.1 of 1 in United Arab Emirates and 0.77 of 1 in United Kingdom, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.67 of 1, or 7.42 times that in United Arab Emirates.

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What the numbers say

United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1971.
In 2025, United Arab Emirates ranked 168 and United Kingdom ranked 37 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Year	United Arab Emirates	United Kingdom	World
2025	0.1	0.77	0.48
2024	0.1	0.83	0.49
2023	0.1	0.85	0.49
2022	0.1	0.84	0.5
2021	0.1	0.86	0.5
2020	0.1	0.87	0.51
2019	0.1	0.85	0.52
2018	0.1	0.88	0.52
2017	0.1	0.87	0.52
2016	0.1	0.85	0.52
2015	0.1	0.86	0.52
2014	0.09	0.86	0.52
2013	0.09	0.86	0.52
2012	0.09	0.87	0.53
2011	0.08	0.87	0.53
2010	0.07	0.87	0.52
2009	0.07	0.87	0.52
2008	0.07	0.87	0.52
2007	0.07	0.87	0.52
2006	0.02	0.87	0.52
2005	0.02	0.86	0.52
2004	0.02	0.86	0.51
2003	0.03	0.86	0.51
2002	0.03	0.86	0.5
2001	0.03	0.86	0.49
2000	0.03	0.85	0.49
1999	0.03	0.84	0.49
1998	0.03	0.81	0.49
1997	0.03	0.81	0.49
1996	0.03	0.81	0.48
1995	0.03	0.81	0.47
1994	0.02	0.81	0.47
1993	0.02	0.81	0.46
1992	0.03	0.82	0.44
1991	0.02	0.82	0.42
1990	0.02	0.82	0.41
1989	0.02	0.8	0.36
1988	0.02	0.8	0.36
1987	0.02	0.8	0.35
1986	0.02	0.8	0.34
1985	0.02	0.8	0.34
1984	0.02	0.8	0.33
1983	0.02	0.8	0.32
1982	0.02	0.81	0.32
1981	0.02	0.81	0.32
1980	0.02	0.81	0.32
1979	0.02	0.82	0.31
1978	0.02	0.83	0.3
1977	0.02	0.83	0.3
1976	0.02	0.83	0.29
1975	0.02	0.83	0.29
1974	0.02	0.82	0.29
1973	0.01	0.82	0.29
1972	0.02	0.82	0.29
1971	0.02	0.82	0.29
1970	–	0.82	0.29
1969	–	0.82	0.29
1968	–	0.82	0.3
1967	–	0.83	0.29
1966	–	0.82	0.29
1965	–	0.83	0.3
1964	–	0.81	0.3
1963	–	0.81	0.3
1962	–	0.81	0.29
1961	–	0.81	0.29
1960	–	0.81	0.28
1959	–	0.8	0.27
1958	–	0.8	0.27
1957	–	0.8	0.27
1956	–	0.8	0.26
1955	–	0.8	0.25
1954	–	0.81	0.25
1953	–	0.81	0.24
1952	–	0.81	0.24
1951	–	0.81	0.24
1950	–	0.81	0.23
1949	–	0.79	0.22
1948	–	0.79	0.22
1947	–	0.79	0.21
1946	–	0.78	0.19
1945	–	0.71	0.16
1944	–	0.7	0.14
1943	–	0.7	0.14
1942	–	0.7	0.14
1941	–	0.7	0.15
1940	–	0.7	0.15
1939	–	0.7	0.17
1938	–	0.73	0.17
1937	–	0.73	0.17
1936	–	0.73	0.17
1935	–	0.73	0.17
1934	–	0.73	0.18
1933	–	0.73	0.18
1932	–	0.73	0.19
1931	–	0.72	0.18
1930	–	0.72	0.18
1929	–	0.72	0.19
1928	–	0.71	0.19
1927	–	0.71	0.19
1926	–	0.71	0.19
1925	–	0.71	0.19
1924	–	0.72	0.19
1923	–	0.72	0.19
1922	–	0.71	0.19
1921	–	0.71	0.19
1920	–	0.71	0.18
1919	–	0.7	0.16
1918	–	0.46	0.15
1917	–	0.46	0.15
1916	–	0.46	0.15
1915	–	0.46	0.15
1914	–	0.47	0.15
1913	–	0.48	0.15
1912	–	0.48	0.15
1911	–	0.48	0.15
1910	–	0.48	0.15
1909	–	0.48	0.15
1908	–	0.48	0.15
1907	–	0.48	0.15
1906	–	0.48	0.15
1905	–	0.48	0.15
1904	–	0.48	0.14
1903	–	0.48	0.14
1902	–	0.48	0.15
1901	–	0.48	0.14
1900	–	0.47	0.14
1899	–	0.47	0.22
1898	–	0.47	0.22
1897	–	0.46	0.22
1896	–	0.46	0.22
1895	–	0.46	0.22
1894	–	0.46	0.21
1893	–	0.46	0.21
1892	–	0.45	0.21
1891	–	0.44	0.2
1890	–	0.44	0.2
1889	–	0.44	0.2
1888	–	0.44	0.2
1887	–	0.44	0.2
1886	–	0.44	0.19
1885	–	0.41	0.19
1884	–	0.41	0.2
1883	–	0.38	0.19
1882	–	0.38	0.19
1881	–	0.38	0.19
1880	–	0.37	0.19
1879	–	0.36	0.19
1878	–	0.36	0.18
1877	–	0.36	0.18
1876	–	0.36	0.19
1875	–	0.36	0.18
1874	–	0.37	0.18
1873	–	0.35	0.18
1872	–	0.35	0.18
1871	–	0.35	0.18
1870	–	0.35	0.18
1869	–	0.35	0.17
1868	–	0.35	0.17
1867	–	0.35	0.17
1866	–	0.33	0.16
1865	–	0.33	0.16
1864	–	0.32	0.16
1863	–	0.32	0.16
1862	–	0.32	0.16
1861	–	0.32	0.15
1860	–	0.32	0.15
1859	–	0.32	0.14
1858	–	0.31	0.14
1857	–	0.32	0.14
1856	–	0.31	0.13
1855	–	0.31	0.13
1854	–	0.31	0.13
1853	–	0.31	0.13
1852	–	0.32	0.13
1851	–	0.32	0.13
1850	–	0.31	0.13
1849	–	0.31	0.15
1848	–	0.31	0.13
1847	–	0.32	0.11
1846	–	0.31	0.11
1845	–	0.31	0.11
1844	–	0.31	0.11
1843	–	0.31	0.1
1842	–	0.31	0.1
1841	–	0.32	0.1
1840	–	0.31	0.1
1839	–	0.3	0.1
1838	–	0.3	0.09
1837	–	0.31	0.09
1836	–	0.3	0.1
1835	–	0.31	0.09
1834	–	0.3	0.09
1833	–	0.3	0.09
1832	–	0.29	0.09
1831	–	0.29	0.09
1830	–	0.29	0.09
1829	–	0.28	0.08
1828	–	0.28	0.08
1827	–	0.28	0.09
1826	–	0.29	0.08
1825	–	0.28	0.08
1824	–	0.26	0.08
1823	–	0.26	0.08
1822	–	0.26	0.08
1821	–	0.26	0.07
1820	–	0.27	0.07
1819	–	0.26	0.06
1818	–	0.27	0.06
1817	–	0.27	0.06
1816	–	0.27	0.06
1815	–	0.27	0.06
1814	–	0.27	0.05
1813	–	0.27	0.05
1812	–	0.28	0.06
1811	–	0.27	0.06
1810	–	0.28	0.06
1809	–	0.27	0.05
1808	–	0.27	0.05
1807	–	0.28	0.05
1806	–	0.28	0.05
1805	–	0.27	0.05
1804	–	0.27	0.05
1803	–	0.27	0.05
1802	–	0.28	0.05
1801	–	0.28	0.05
1800	–	0.27	0.05
1799	–	0.27	0.05
1798	–	0.27	0.06
1797	–	0.27	0.05
1796	–	0.28	0.05
1795	–	0.27	0.05
1794	–	0.27	0.05
1793	–	0.27	0.05
1792	–	0.27	0.05
1791	–	0.28	0.05
1790	–	0.26	0.05
1789	–	0.24	0.05

Each country on its own

Good to know

V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

United Arab Emirates vs United Kingdom

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Politics

Human rightsUnited Arab Emirates: 0.34 of 1 in 2025United Kingdom: 0.84 of 1 in 2025

Conflict

Deaths in conflictsUnited Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022United Kingdom: 0 deaths in 2022