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United Arab Emirates vs United States
How United Arab Emirates and United States compare on 37 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 82.9 years against 79.3 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, United States was higher: $66,860 against $41,610
- Population · In 2023, United States was higher: 344 million people against 10.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, United Arab Emirates was higher: 5.64% of GDP against 3.68% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 13.62 tonnes
- Life expectancyUnited Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- PopulationUnited Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- GDP per personUnited Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024United States: $67,950 in 2025
- TemperatureUnited Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025United States: 10.5 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyUnited Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityUnited Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityUnited Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionUnited Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide rateUnited Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationUnited Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthUnited Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateUnited Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationUnited Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageUnited Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overUnited Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateUnited Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personUnited Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024United States: $67,950 in 2025
- GDP growthUnited Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025United States: 2.3% a year in 2025
- InflationUnited Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025United States: 2.7% a year in 2025
- Government debtUnited Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025United States: 124.4% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingUnited Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsUnited Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personUnited Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingUnited Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelUnited Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerUnited Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersUnited Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsUnited Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsUnited Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personUnited Arab Emirates: 18.26 tonnes in 2024United States: 13.62 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersUnited Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024United States: 94.7% in 2024
- Access to electricityUnited Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024United States: 100% in 2024
- Forest areaUnited Arab Emirates: 4.6% in 2024United States: 33.8% in 2024
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, Our World in Data, 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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