United Arab Emirates → Saudi Arabia
This score represents United Arab Emirates's relationship toward Saudi Arabia. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL
Current component scores
Component values run from −100 to +100 and are combined with the published weights.
1 documented factor produce the +12 security assessment.
Why this score?
- +12UAE-Saudi Coordination Council createdActive event · 2016
The bilateral council institutionalized cooperation across political, economic, security, military, education and social portfolios.
Coverage gap: The reviewed official record does not activate a frozen Engine 1.0 security rule beyond any listed or quantitative observation.
1 documented factor produce the +18 diplomacy assessment.
Why this score?
- +18UAE-Saudi Coordination Council createdActive event · 2016
The bilateral council institutionalized cooperation across political, economic, security, military, education and social portfolios.
Coverage gap: The reviewed official record does not activate a frozen Engine 1.0 diplomacy rule beyond any listed or quantitative observation.
3 documented factors produce the +15 economic assessment.
Why this score?
- +20Bilateral trade thresholdBaseline rule · 2015
Reported trade activates the absolute methodology route using the latest observation available for this year.
- +15UAE-Saudi Coordination Council createdActive event · 2016
The bilateral council institutionalized cooperation across political, economic, security, military, education and social portfolios.
- -20Annual methodology 1.1 recalculationAnnual recalculation · 2026
The current component replaces the 2015 quantitative threshold or time-bounded structural package with the evidence applicable in the selected year.
2 documented factors produce the +45 alignment assessment.
Why this score?
- +30United Nations voting alignmentBaseline rule · 2015
A rolling three-year comparison of UN General Assembly votes activates the alignment threshold.
- +15UAE-Saudi Coordination Council createdActive event · 2016
The bilateral council institutionalized cooperation across political, economic, security, military, education and social portfolios.
No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.
Why this score?
The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.
Coverage gap: The reviewed official record does not activate a frozen Engine 1.0 disputes rule beyond any listed or quantitative observation.
1 documented factor produce the +8 societal assessment.
Why this score?
- +8UAE-Saudi Coordination Council createdActive event · 2016
The bilateral council institutionalized cooperation across political, economic, security, military, education and social portfolios.
Coverage gap: The reviewed official record does not activate a frozen Engine 1.0 societal rule beyond any listed or quantitative observation.
+8 in 2015 → +17 in 2026
The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.
6 points
United Arab Emirates → Saudi Arabia and Saudi Arabia → United Arab Emirates remain independent assessments.
View the reverse direction →ACTIVE EVIDENCE
Events affecting the current score
UAE-Saudi Coordination Council created
The bilateral council institutionalized cooperation across political, economic, security, military, education and social portfolios.
This analytical score is not an objective fact, endorsement or prediction. Confidence reflects evidence coverage, while incomplete or unavailable observations remain explicit. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties rather than a meaningful ranking.
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