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Topic 01 of 18 · Country Index 2026
United Arab Emirates: Governance & Institutions
How well is the state actually run?
United Arab Emirates is placed 58th of 194 countries on governance & institutions in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Government Effectiveness 1.129 (2025); Statistical Performance Indicators 79.15 (2024).
Share
Governance & Institutions
58th
of 194 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 1.129Government Effectiveness, 2025Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)
- 79.15Statistical Performance Indicators, 2024SPI overall score (0–100)
- 69Corruption Perceptions Index, 2025CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean)
- 0.141Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index, 2025Judicial constraints on the executive index (0–1)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place United Arab Emirates on governance & institutions — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
1.129
Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)
Higher is better
United Arab Emirates: 1.129. Across the 209 countries in this edition, values run from -2.251 (South Sudan) to 2.092 (Singapore); the world median is 0.101.
- World median
- 0.101
- Best in Western Asia
- 1.192 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Oman 0.38 · Saudi Arabia 0.74
Key 2 of 4
Statistical Performance Indicators
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
79.15
SPI overall score (0–100)
Higher is better
United Arab Emirates: 79.15. Across the 188 countries in this edition, values run from 27.12 (South Sudan) to 94.14 (Norway); the world median is 69.3.
- World median
- 69.3
- Best in Western Asia
- 90.29 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Oman 59.22 · Saudi Arabia 83.29
Key 3 of 4
Corruption Perceptions Index
Transparency International
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0 (the data), CC BY-ND 4.0 (the website and report)
69
CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean)
Higher is better
Ranked 21st of 181 by Transparency International
United Arab Emirates: 69. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 9 (Somalia) to 89 (Denmark); the world median is 39.
- World median
- 39
- Best in Western Asia
- 69 United Arab Emirates
- Land neighbours
- Oman 52 · Saudi Arabia 57
Key 4 of 4
Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.141
Judicial constraints on the executive index (0–1)
Higher is better
United Arab Emirates: 0.141. Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from 0.003 (Nicaragua) to 0.988 (Australia); the world median is 0.676.
- World median
- 0.676
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.857 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Oman 0.435 · Saudi Arabia 0.285
02Over time
Which way United Arab Emirates is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Government Effectiveness
Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong) · higher is better
United Arab EmiratesWorld median
United Arab Emirates rose from 0.646 in 2000 to 1.129 in 2025; the world median went from -0.397 to 0.101.
Every year’s figures
Year United Arab Emirates World median 2025 1.129 0.1006 2024 1.134 0.0098 2023 1.137 -0.0408 2022 0.977 -0.0305 2021 0.913 -0.0158 2020 0.842 -0.0171 2019 1.210 0.0150 2018 1.220 0.0159 2017 1.176 0.0158 2016 1.205 0.0225 2015 1.195 0.0038 2014 1.204 0.0194 2013 0.995 -0.0758 2012 0.967 -0.0839 2011 0.828 -0.1221 2010 0.676 -0.1145 2009 0.738 -0.1609 2008 0.694 -0.2134 2007 0.803 -0.3260 2006 0.782 -0.3310 2005 0.536 -0.3706 2004 0.499 -0.3140 2003 0.777 -0.4369 2002 0.778 -0.3366 2000 0.646 -0.3969 Statistical Performance Indicators
SPI overall score (0–100) · higher is better
United Arab EmiratesWorld median
United Arab Emirates rose from 46.7 in 2016 to 79.15 in 2024; the world median went from 56.25 to 69.3.
Every year’s figures
Year United Arab Emirates World median 2024 79.1 69.30 2023 77.3 68.86 2022 75.9 67.99 2021 76.0 69.96 2020 66.2 62.91 2019 57.7 61.19 2018 59.3 61.17 2017 54.3 59.55 2016 46.7 56.25 Corruption Perceptions Index
CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean) · higher is better
United Arab EmiratesWorld median
United Arab Emirates rose from 68 in 2012 to 69 in 2025; the world median went from 37 to 39.
Every year’s figures
Year United Arab Emirates World median 2025 69 39.0 2024 68 40.0 2023 68 40.0 2022 67 39.5 2021 69 39.0 2020 71 40.0 2019 71 39.5 2018 70 38.0 2017 71 38.5 2016 66 38.0 2015 70 37.0 2014 70 38.0 2013 69 38.0 2012 68 37.0 Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index
Judicial constraints on the executive index (0–1) · higher is better
United Arab EmiratesWorld median
United Arab Emirates fell from 0.183 in 2000 to 0.141 in 2025; the world median went from 0.647 to 0.676.
Every year’s figures
Year United Arab Emirates World median 2025 0.141 0.6760 2024 0.141 0.6645 2023 0.141 0.6590 2022 0.207 0.6600 2021 0.205 0.6580 2020 0.209 0.6645 2019 0.217 0.6560 2018 0.217 0.6485 2017 0.205 0.6550 2016 0.205 0.6520 2015 0.205 0.6700 2014 0.205 0.6515 2013 0.205 0.6550 2012 0.205 0.6750 2011 0.201 0.6680 2010 0.201 0.6640 2009 0.201 0.6580 2008 0.201 0.6590 2007 0.201 0.6630 2006 0.183 0.6590 2005 0.183 0.6580 2004 0.183 0.6480 2003 0.183 0.6480 2002 0.183 0.6470 2001 0.183 0.6530 2000 0.183 0.6465
03In context
United Arab Emirates beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 194 countries on governance & institutions, never a place within the region.
United Arab Emirates and the countries it borders
Standing among all 194; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Government EffectivenessGovernance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong) | Statistical Performance IndicatorsSPI overall score (0–100) | Corruption Perceptions IndexCPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean) | Judicial Constraints on the Executive IndexJudicial constraints on the executive index (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saudi Arabiacompare | =54th | 0.74 | 83.29 | 57 | 0.285 |
| United Arab Emirates | 58th | 1.129 | 79.15 | 69 | 0.141 |
 Oman | 90th | 0.38 | 59.22 | 52 | 0.435 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 194.
Placed either side on governance & institutions
The countries immediately above and below United Arab Emirates in the topic’s list.
South Africa=54th
Jamaica56th
Brazil57th- United Arab Emirates58th
Bulgaria=59th
Jordan=59th
Qatar=59th
04Context, no vote
Where United Arab Emirates is ahead of the world, and behind
29 more statistics filed under governance & institutions, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median15
Statistics on which United Arab Emirates does better than the middle country measured.
Open Data InventoryOpen Data Watch · 2024 · world median 598559▲ Improved since 2016
United Arab Emirates: 85 · world median 59 · ODIN overall score (0–100). Open Data Watch, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19 to 90; higher is better.
Ranked 7th of 168 by Open Data Watch.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1969.8640.19No real change since 2020
United Arab Emirates: 69.86 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 19th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
GovTech Maturity IndexWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 0.630.9180.63▼ Worsened since 2022
United Arab Emirates: 0.918 · world median 0.63 · GTMI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.01 to 0.997; higher is better.
Position 20th of 196 · derived.
Agriculture Orientation IndexFAO · 2024 · world median 0.3051.220.305▲ Improved since 2014
United Arab Emirates: 1.22 · world median 0.305 · Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.03 to 5.38; higher is better.
Position 14th of 132 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0931.174-0.093▲ Improved since 2015
United Arab Emirates: 1.174 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 24th of 209 · derived.
Meritocratic Appointment in the State AdministrationV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.3091.7180.309▲ Improved since 2015
United Arab Emirates: 1.718 · world median 0.309 · Original latent estimate (≈ −2.9 to +3.6); higher = more appointments on merit. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.442 to 3.584; higher is better.
Position 21st of 176 · derived.
Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.410098.4No earlier reading
United Arab Emirates: 100 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.
Control of CorruptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.1971.152-0.197▲ Improved since 2015
United Arab Emirates: 1.152 · world median -0.197 · Control of Corruption (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.096 to 2.259; higher is better.
Position 36th of 211 · derived.
Political Corruption IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5180.1050.518No real change since 2015
United Arab Emirates: 0.105 · world median 0.518 · Political corruption index (0–1; higher = more corrupt). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.004 to 0.968; lower is better.
Position 146th of 176 · derived, 1st = worst.
Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.3870.490.387▼ Worsened since 2014
United Arab Emirates: 0.49 · world median 0.387 · ND-GAIN Readiness (0–1, where 1 is the most ready). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.137 to 0.749; higher is better.
Ranked 51st of 192 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Rigorous and Impartial Public AdministrationV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.3330.8530.333No real change since 2015
United Arab Emirates: 0.853 · world median 0.333 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +4.0); higher = a more rigorous and impartial administration. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.552 to 3.99; higher is better.
Position 61st of 176 · derived.
Rule of LawWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.1020.543-0.102▲ Improved since 2015
United Arab Emirates: 0.543 · world median -0.102 · Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.199 to 2.012; higher is better.
Position 73rd of 211 · derived.
Global Indicators of Regulatory Governance ScoreWorld Bank Group · 2018 · world median 2.253.252.25No earlier reading
United Arab Emirates: 3.25 · world median 2.25 · Regulatory governance score (0–5, where 5 is the most transparent rule-making). World Bank Group, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; higher is better.
State Capacity IndexJonathan K. Hanson (University of Michigan) and Rachel Sigman (Naval Postgraduate School) · 2015 · world median 0.4870.7110.487▲ Improved since 2005
United Arab Emirates: 0.711 · world median 0.487 · Latent estimate of state capacity (≈ −2.3 to +3.0, centred near 0); higher = a more capable state. Jonathan K. Hanson (University of Michigan) and Rachel Sigman (Naval Postgraduate School), 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from -2.096 to 2.697; higher is better.
Position 63rd of 166 · derived.
State Authority over TerritoryV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 95.39695.3▲ Improved since 2015
United Arab Emirates: 96 · world median 95.3 · Territory under effective state control (% of official territory). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 47.56 to 100; higher is better.
Behind the world median12
Statistics on which United Arab Emirates does worse than the middle country measured.
Neopatrimonial Rule IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.4450.6480.445No real change since 2015
United Arab Emirates: 0.648 · world median 0.445 · Neopatrimonial rule index (0–1; higher = more personalised rule). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.008 to 0.989; lower is better.
Position 65th of 176 · derived, 1st = worst.
Women, Business and the LawWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 81.2573.7581.25▲ Improved since 2015
United Arab Emirates: 73.75 · world median 81.25 · WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 3.125 to 100; higher is better.
Position 131st of 190 · derived.
Voice and AccountabilityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.022-1.07-0.022▲ Improved since 2015
United Arab Emirates: -1.07 · world median -0.022 · Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.348 to 1.825; higher is better.
Position 155th of 206 · derived.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.819.780.8No earlier reading
United Arab Emirates: 19.7 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Disability Benefit CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 43.94.143.9No earlier reading
United Arab Emirates: 4.1 · world median 43.9 · People with severe disabilities receiving disability benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
State Fiscal Source of RevenueV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.179-0.1781.179▼ Worsened since 2015
United Arab Emirates: -0.178 · world median 1.179 · Original latent estimate (≈ −2.9 to +3.1); higher = broader taxation. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -1.716 to 3.135; higher is better.
Position 147th of 176 · derived.
Liberal Democracy IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.3530.0770.353▲ Improved since 2015
United Arab Emirates: 0.077 · world median 0.353 · Liberal democracy index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.009 to 0.884; higher is better.
Position 153rd of 176 · derived.
Equal Protection IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6510.1990.651▼ Worsened since 2015
United Arab Emirates: 0.199 · world median 0.651 · Equal protection index (0–1); higher = rights and freedoms protected more equally across social groups and classes. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.027 to 0.986; higher is better.
Position 160th of 176 · derived.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.750.223.75No earlier reading
United Arab Emirates: 0.2 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Civic Space RatingsCIVICUS · 2025 · world median 50.46950.46No earlier reading
United Arab Emirates: 9 · world median 50.46 · Civic space score (0–100). CIVICUS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.17 to 100; higher is better.
Position 188th of 198 · derived.
Social Protection CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 52.14.152.1No earlier reading
United Arab Emirates: 4.1 · world median 52.1 · Population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
V-Dem Electoral Democracy IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.4970.1040.497No real change since 2015
United Arab Emirates: 0.104 · world median 0.497 · Electoral democracy index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.016 to 0.913; higher is better.
Position 169th of 176 · derived.
No better end2
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Public Sector Wage BillWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 7.9757.597.975Moved since 2012
United Arab Emirates: 7.59 · world median 7.975 · Public sector wage bill (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0.977 to 42.65.
Position 91st of 168 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Central Bank Independence IndexAna Carolina Garriga, University of Essex · 2023 · world median 0.6080.4650.608No real change since 2013
United Arab Emirates: 0.465 · world median 0.608 · CBI index (0–1, where 1 is the most statutory independence). Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 0.974.
No current reading for United Arab Emirates
Bribery Incidence, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Debt Service on External Debt, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Firms Expecting to Make Informal Payments to Public Officials, Foundational ID Ownership (last 2021), General Government Consumption (last 2023), Government Funding per Primary Student (last 2021), Government Spending on Education (last 2021), Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Public Sector Employment, Senior Management Time Spent on Government Regulation and Trade Union Density. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Governance & Institutions among United Arab Emirates’s 14 topics
Governance & Institutions is United Arab Emirates’s 9th best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledge1st of 1982/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 3rd of 1593/3 keys
- Work & Labour10th of 1824/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing13th of 2003/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade14th of 1774/4 keys
- Digital & Technology26th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 34th of 1773/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 37th of 1843/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions58th of 1944/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital64th of 1963/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience75th of 1934/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties148th of 1983/4 keys
- Gender & Equality143rd of 1832/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability173rd of 1863/4 keys
No standing on Economy & Innovation, Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on governance & institutions
The three countries placed highest of 194, and the leaders United Arab Emirates can most readily be measured against.
1
DenmarkNorthern Europe
1st of 194 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
New ZealandAustralia and New Zealand
2nd of 194 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Karora derivative work: Inkey · Public domain, greyscale
3
SwedenNorthern Europe
3rd of 194 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Pieter Kuiper · Public domain, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Japan=10th4/4 keysHighest in Western Asia
Israel=25th4/4 keysThis page
United Arab Emirates58th4/4 keys
Positions out of 194 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about United Arab Emirates and governance & institutions
08Questions
United Arab Emirates on governance & institutions: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does United Arab Emirates rank on governance & institutions?
United Arab Emirates is placed 58th of 194 countries on Governance & Institutions in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Government Effectiveness, Statistical Performance Indicators, Corruption Perceptions Index and Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Government Effectiveness figure for United Arab Emirates?
1.129 in 2025 (governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.101.
What is the latest Statistical Performance Indicators figure for United Arab Emirates?
79.15 in 2024 (sPI overall score (0–100)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 69.3.
How does United Arab Emirates compare with Saudi Arabia on governance & institutions?
Saudi Arabia is placed joint 54th of 194, and United Arab Emirates 58th. Government Effectiveness: Saudi Arabia 0.74, United Arab Emirates 1.129; Statistical Performance Indicators: Saudi Arabia 83.29, United Arab Emirates 79.15; Corruption Perceptions Index: Saudi Arabia 57, United Arab Emirates 69; Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index: Saudi Arabia 0.285, United Arab Emirates 0.141.
How have United Arab Emirates’s governance & institutions figures changed?
Government Effectiveness rose from 0.646 in 2000 to 1.129 in 2025; Statistical Performance Indicators rose from 46.7 in 2016 to 79.15 in 2024; Corruption Perceptions Index rose from 68 in 2012 to 69 in 2025; Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index fell from 0.183 in 2000 to 0.141 in 2025.
Which governance & institutions statistics are missing for United Arab Emirates?
No current reading is published for United Arab Emirates on Bribery Incidence, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Debt Service on External Debt, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Firms Expecting to Make Informal Payments to Public Officials, Foundational ID Ownership, General Government Consumption, Government Funding per Primary Student, Government Spending on Education, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Public Sector Employment, Senior Management Time Spent on Government Regulation and Trade Union Density. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Governance is not democracy. Free elections, civil liberties and press freedom belong to the Democracy & Civil Liberties topic, and a country can place well on one and poorly on the other. How openly official data is published sits here as context, beside the statistical capacity that is a key. Nor does this topic measure the size of government or how much it spends — the share of the economy run by the state is published on this page as context, with no better end.
How the Governance & Institutions standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The governance & institutions method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Government Effectiveness — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Statistical Performance Indicators — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Corruption Perceptions Index — Transparency International, CC BY 4.0 (the data), CC BY-ND 4.0 (the website and report)
- Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index — V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 29 statistics on this page come from 11 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
United Arab Emirates’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- United Arab Emirates (banner) — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
- New Zealand — Karora derivative work: Inkey, Public domain
- Sweden — User:Pieter Kuiper, Public domain
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). United Arab Emirates: Governance & Institutions — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/united-arab-emirates/governance