National Digital Intelligence Platform

United Arab Emirates

V-SECTOR

Comparative Ranking Dashboard

UAE global index rankings across 19+ international indices | Research Date: 2026-04-27

Total Indices

19

Positive Rankings

12

Negative Rankings

4

Best Rank

#1

Worst Rank

#160

Index Performance Overview

Summary of UAE rankings across all tracked indices

Sentiment Distribution

Indices by sentiment classification

Category Distribution

Indices by category

Top Performers

Highest ranked indices

Safety

Safety & Security Index

Numbeo

GEM

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor

GEM Consortium

NRI

Network Readiness Index

Portulans Institute

Competitiveness

World Competitiveness Index

IMD

Soft Power

Global Soft Power Index

#10

Brand Finance

EGDI

E-Government Development Index

#11

UN DESA

HDI

Human Development Index

#15

UNDP

CPI

Corruption Perceptions Index

#21

Transparency International

Areas of Concern

Indices requiring attention

Press Freedom

World Press Freedom Index

#160

Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Democracy

Democracy Index

#119

Economist Intelligence Unit

Freedom House

Freedom in the World

Freedom House

Internet Freedom

Freedom on the Net

Freedom House

Analysis Summary

UAE demonstrates strong performance in economic/commercial indices (World Competitiveness #5, GEM #1, Soft Power #10) while facing significant challenges in freedom indices (Press Freedom #160, Freedom House #18/100). The data reveals a complex picture where UAE leads in development metrics but trails in freedom and democracy indices.

Last Updated: 2026-04-28

Sources: 30+

Total Indices: 19

Positive: 12 | Negative: 4