ASIA · ARE

United Arab Emirates geopolitical profile

National context alongside 194 of 194 possible reviewed directions from United Arab Emirates. Relationship scores remain directional: the reverse country view may differ.

1Partner8Cooperative185Mixed

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Country snapshot

Comparable national indicators provide context only. They do not enter the geopolitical relationship score.

Economy

GDP$552.3B2024 · World Bank

GDP, purchasing power$871.7B2024 · World Bank

GDP per capita$50.3K2024 · World Bank

GNI per capita$51.6K2024 · World Bank

GDP growth4%2024 · World Bank

Inflation1.3%2025 · World Bank

Unemployment2.2%2025 · World Bank

People & place

Population11.5M2025 · World Bank

Population density147.6/km²2023 · World Bank

Surface area98.6K km²2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy83.1 years2024 · World Bank

Global context

Trade openness199%2023 · World Bank

Military expenditureNo comparable dataWorld Bank

2026 OUTLOOK · ESTIMATES

Current-year economic outlook

IMF projections are shown separately from observed World Bank data and may be revised.

GDP$621.5BESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2024

GDP per capita$54.2KESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2024

Real GDP growth3.1%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2024

Inflation2.5%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2024

IMF World Economic Outlook · April 2026 database · published 2026-04-14 · downloaded 2026-09-25

GDP per capita$50.3K

2015 $44.9K → 2024 $50.3K

GDP growth4%

2015 7.1% → 2024 4%

Inflation1.3%

2015 4.1% → 2025 1.3%

Population11.5M

2015 8.5M → 2025 11.5M

World Bank Indicators API · downloaded 2026-09-17 · each card uses its latest available year · CC BY 4.0

ATLAS-DERIVED · ENGINE 1.0

Geopolitical position

A relational fingerprint calculated only from reviewed directions. Coverage is stated beside every aggregate.

Average toward reviewed countries+5194 directions reviewed

Average from reviewed countries+5194 directions reviewed

Cooperative or stronger9Scores of +10 or above

Competitive or worse0Scores of −10 or below

Strongest reviewed direction

United States+38

ARE → USA · Partner Most difficult reviewed direction

ARE → UKR · Mixed

CURRENT REVIEWED LAYER

Relationships from United Arab Emirates

Sorted from highest to lowest for navigation, not as a league table. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties. Select a row for the evidence-backed directional page and its reciprocal comparison.

CountryScoreBandConfidenceEvidence

United StatesARE → USA+38Partner95%Broad sourced evidence ChinaARE → CHN+17Cooperative73%Documented bilateral evidence QatarARE → QAT+17Cooperative76%Broad sourced evidence Saudi ArabiaARE → SAU+17Cooperative83%Documented bilateral evidence SpainARE → ESP+13Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidence BahrainARE → BHR+11Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidence EgyptARE → EGY+11Cooperative68%Broad sourced evidence KuwaitARE → KWT+11Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidence OmanARE → OMN+11Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidence IndiaARE → IND+9Mixed65%Documented bilateral evidence IsraelARE → ISR+7Mixed65%Documented bilateral evidence RussiaARE → RUS+7Mixed65%Documented bilateral evidence SingaporeARE → SGP+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence South AfricaARE → ZAF+7Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence South KoreaARE → KOR+7Mixed56%Documented bilateral evidence ThailandARE → THA+7Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence AfghanistanARE → AFG+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence AlgeriaARE → DZA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence AzerbaijanARE → AZE+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence BangladeshARE → BGD+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence BeninARE → BEN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence BruneiARE → BRN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence Burkina FasoARE → BFA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence ChadARE → TCD+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence ComorosARE → COM+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence DjiboutiARE → DJI+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence GabonARE → GAB+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence GambiaARE → GMB+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence GuineaARE → GIN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence Guinea-BissauARE → GNB+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence GuyanaARE → GUY+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence HaitiARE → HTI+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence IraqARE → IRQ+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence Ivory CoastARE → CIV+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence JordanARE → JOR+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence KazakhstanARE → KAZ+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence KyrgyzstanARE → KGZ+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence LebanonARE → LBN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence LibyaARE → LBY+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence MalaysiaARE → MYS+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence MaldivesARE → MDV+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence MauritaniaARE → MRT+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence MoroccoARE → MAR+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence MozambiqueARE → MOZ+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence NigerARE → NER+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence NigeriaARE → NGA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence PakistanARE → PAK+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence São Tomé and PríncipeARE → STP+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence SenegalARE → SEN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence SeychellesARE → SYC+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence Sierra LeoneARE → SLE+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence SomaliaARE → SOM+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence SudanARE → SDN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence SurinameARE → SUR+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence TajikistanARE → TJK+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence TogoARE → TGO+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence TunisiaARE → TUN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence TurkmenistanARE → TKM+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence UgandaARE → UGA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence UzbekistanARE → UZB+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence YemenARE → YEM+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence AngolaARE → AGO+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Antigua and BarbudaARE → ATG+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only BahamasARE → BHS+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only BarbadosARE → BRB+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only BelizeARE → BLZ+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only BhutanARE → BTN+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only BoliviaARE → BOL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only BotswanaARE → BWA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only BrazilARE → BRA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only BurundiARE → BDI+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only CambodiaARE → KHM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Cape VerdeARE → CPV+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Central African RepublicARE → CAF+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only ChileARE → CHL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only ColombiaARE → COL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Costa RicaARE → CRI+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only CubaARE → CUB+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only DominicaARE → DMA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Dominican RepublicARE → DOM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only DR CongoARE → COD+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only EcuadorARE → ECU+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only El SalvadorARE → SLV+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Equatorial GuineaARE → GNQ+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only EritreaARE → ERI+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only EswatiniARE → SWZ+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only EthiopiaARE → ETH+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only GhanaARE → GHA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only GrenadaARE → GRD+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only GuatemalaARE → GTM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only HondurasARE → HND+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only IndonesiaARE → IDN+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only ItalyARE → ITA+5Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence JamaicaARE → JAM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only KenyaARE → KEN+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only LaosARE → LAO+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only LesothoARE → LSO+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only LiberiaARE → LBR+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only MadagascarARE → MDG+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only MalawiARE → MWI+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only MauritiusARE → MUS+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only MexicoARE → MEX+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only MongoliaARE → MNG+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only MyanmarARE → MMR+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only NamibiaARE → NAM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only NepalARE → NPL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only PeruARE → PER+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only PhilippinesARE → PHL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Republic of the CongoARE → COG+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only RwandaARE → RWA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Saint Kitts and NevisARE → KNA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Saint LuciaARE → LCA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesARE → VCT+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Solomon IslandsARE → SLB+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Sri LankaARE → LKA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only TanzaniaARE → TZA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Timor-LesteARE → TLS+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Trinidad and TobagoARE → TTO+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only TuvaluARE → TUV+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only UruguayARE → URY+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only VanuatuARE → VUT+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only VenezuelaARE → VEN+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only VietnamARE → VNM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only ZambiaARE → ZMB+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only ZimbabweARE → ZWE+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only AustraliaARE → AUS+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence CameroonARE → CMR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence MaliARE → MLI+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence PalauARE → PLW+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence SyriaARE → SYR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence AlbaniaARE → ALB+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence AndorraARE → AND+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only ArmeniaARE → ARM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only AustriaARE → AUT+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only BelarusARE → BLR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only BelgiumARE → BEL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Bosnia and HerzegovinaARE → BIH+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only CanadaARE → CAN+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence CyprusARE → CYP+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only DenmarkARE → DNK+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only FijiARE → FJI+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only FinlandARE → FIN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only GeorgiaARE → GEO+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only GermanyARE → DEU+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only GreeceARE → GRC+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only IcelandARE → ISL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only IrelandARE → IRL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only JapanARE → JPN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only KiribatiARE → KIR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only LatviaARE → LVA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only LiechtensteinARE → LIE+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only LuxembourgARE → LUX+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only MaltaARE → MLT+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Marshall IslandsARE → MHL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only MicronesiaARE → FSM+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence MoldovaARE → MDA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only MonacoARE → MCO+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only MontenegroARE → MNE+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only NetherlandsARE → NLD+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only New ZealandARE → NZL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only NicaraguaARE → NIC+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only North KoreaARE → PRK+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only North MacedoniaARE → MKD+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only NorwayARE → NOR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only PalestineARE → PSE+2Mixed42%Documented bilateral evidence PanamaARE → PAN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Papua New GuineaARE → PNG+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only ParaguayARE → PRY+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only PortugalARE → PRT+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only SamoaARE → WSM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only San MarinoARE → SMR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only SerbiaARE → SRB+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only SlovakiaARE → SVK+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only SloveniaARE → SVN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only South SudanARE → SSD+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only SwedenARE → SWE+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only SwitzerlandARE → CHE+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only TongaARE → TON+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only TürkiyeARE → TUR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only United KingdomARE → GBR+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence Vatican CityARE → VAT+2Mixed42%Documented bilateral evidence IranARE → IRN+1Mixed59%Broad sourced evidence ArgentinaARE → ARG0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only BulgariaARE → BGR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only CroatiaARE → HRV0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only CzechiaARE → CZE0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only EstoniaARE → EST0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only FranceARE → FRA0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only HungaryARE → HUN0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only LithuaniaARE → LTU0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only NauruARE → NRU0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only PolandARE → POL0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only RomaniaARE → ROU0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only UkraineARE → UKR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only

Methodology v1.1.1 frozen

Every component begins at zero. Only documented rules and measured thresholds alter the score; unavailable evidence is not converted into a neutral assumption. Gaps below 5 points should not be interpreted as a meaningful ranking.