Global Rankings
National Digital Intelligence Platform
United Arab EmiratesAD
PERCEPTION-X2
Competitive Benchmarking
UAE competitive positioning vs. regional and global peers across economic, military, and social dimensions
GCC GDP Comparison
Nominal GDP by country
UAE Sentiment by Dimension
Perception strength by sector
Economic diversification
Strongly Positive
Business environment
Strongly Positive
Tax efficiency
Strongly Positive
Financial hub
Strongly Positive
Military
Mixed
Geopolitical risk
Mixed
Human rights/democracy
Negative
Religious tolerance
Positive
Headline Finding
Key competitive positioning insight
The UAE is the only GCC state to simultaneously rank in the global top 10 for competitiveness (IMD #5), entrepreneurship (GEM #1, 5th consecutive year), soft power (Brand Finance #10), happiness (UN #21), and digital competitiveness (IMD #9).
UAE Rankings Over Time
Performance across key indices
World Rankings Summary — UAE vs Peer Nations
Cross-country comparison
| Index | UAE | Saudi | Qatar | Turkey | Israel | Singapore | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMD Competitiveness | 5th | ~19th | ~19th | — | — | 2nd | 1st |
| GEM Entrepreneurship | 1st | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GFCI (city) | 7th (Dubai) | — | — | — | — | 3rd | — |
| Happiness (UN) | 21st | 22nd | — | — | — | — | 1st |
| Military GFP (ME rank) | 7th | 5th | — | 1st | 2nd | — | — |
| Soft Power | 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Digital Competitiveness | 9th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corruption Index | 68 | — | — | — | — | 3rd | 3rd |
| HDI | 0.937 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prosperity Index | 13th | — | — | — | — | — | — |