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United Arab Emirates
Ranked 44th of 167
Ranks
44
th
on the Legatum
44
th
on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™
50th
146th
38th
78th
32nd
22nd
22nd
26th
47th
33rd
42nd
119th
OVERALL PROSPERITY
United Arab Emirates is 44th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, United Arab Emirates has remained at the same position.
PILLAR RANKINGS
United Arab Emirates performs most strongly in Infrastructure & Market Access and Enterprise Conditions but is weakest in Personal Freedom. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Natural Environment.
Visit our Rankings table to see how United Arab Emirates compares to other countries.
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When comparing multiple countries on a spider chart, data points that appear
further away from the center represent a better performance to the points that are closer to the center.