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United Arab Emirates

Arab States

  • Country Status: High income
  • Gross National Income (GNI): 358,405.87
  • Human Development Index (HDI): 0.911
    • 74.5% Algeria
    • 87.5% Bahrain
    • 73.1% Egypt
    • 91.1% United Arab Emirates
    • 68.6% Iraq
    • 72% Jordan
    • 83.1% Kuwait
    • 70.6% Lebanon
    • 71.8% Libya
    • 68.3% Morocco
    • 81.6% Oman
    • 71.5% Palestine
    • 85.5% Qatar
    • 87.5% Saudi Arabia
    • 57.7% Syria
    • 73.1% Tunisia
    • 45.5% Yemen
    • 0%
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  • Gender Inequality Index (GII): 0.049
    • 49.9% Algeria
    • 18.1% Bahrain
    • 44.3% Egypt
    • 4.9% United Arab Emirates
    • 55.8% Iraq
    • 47.1% Jordan
    • 30.5% Kuwait
    • 43.2% Lebanon
    • 25.9% Libya
    • 42.5% Morocco
    • 30% Oman
    • 0% Palestine
    • 22% Qatar
    • 24.7% Saudi Arabia
    • 47.7% Syria
    • 25.9% Tunisia
    • 82% Yemen
    • 0%
    • 50%
    • 100%
  • Gender Development Index (GDI): 0.953
    • 88% Algeria
    • 92.7% Bahrain
    • 88.2% Egypt
    • 95.3% United Arab Emirates
    • 80.3% Iraq
    • 88.7% Jordan
    • 100.9% Kuwait
    • 88.2% Lebanon
    • 97.5% Libya
    • 86.1% Morocco
    • 90% Oman
    • 89.1% Palestine
    • 101.9% Qatar
    • 91.7% Saudi Arabia
    • 82.5% Syria
    • 93.1% Tunisia
    • 49.6% Yemen
    • 0%
    • 50%
    • 100%

Global Gender Gap Index

Gender gap between women and men in four key areas: health, education, economy and politics to gauge the state of gender equality in the country.

Overall Global Gender Gap Index
  • 60% Algeria
  • 63% Bahrain
  • 64% Egypt
  • 72% United Arab Emirates
  • 54% Iraq
  • 64% Jordan
  • 63% Kuwait
  • 64% Lebanon
  • 62% Morocco
  • 61% Oman
  • 62% Qatar
  • 64% Saudi Arabia
  • 57% Syria
  • 64% Tunisia
  • 49% Yemen
  • 0%
  • 50%
  • 100%
Global Gender Gap Educational Attainment Subindex
  • 92% Algeria
  • 100% Bahrain
  • 97% Egypt
  • 100% United Arab Emirates
  • 81% Iraq
  • 99% Jordan
  • 100% Kuwait
  • 98% Lebanon
  • 95% Morocco
  • 95% Oman
  • 99% Qatar
  • 98% Saudi Arabia
  • 95% Syria
  • 94% Tunisia
  • 72% Yemen
  • 0%
  • 50%
  • 100%
Global Gender Gap Health and Survival Subindex
  • 96% Algeria
  • 96% Bahrain
  • 97% Egypt
  • 96% United Arab Emirates
  • 97% Iraq
  • 96% Jordan
  • 97% Kuwait
  • 97% Lebanon
  • 96% Morocco
  • 96% Oman
  • 95% Qatar
  • 96% Saudi Arabia
  • 97% Syria
  • 97% Tunisia
  • 97% Yemen
  • 0%
  • 50%
  • 100%
Global Gender Gap Political Empowerment Subindex
  • 7% Algeria
  • 7% Bahrain
  • 20% Egypt
  • 40% United Arab Emirates
  • 14% Iraq
  • 7% Jordan
  • 2% Kuwait
  • 13% Lebanon
  • 15% Morocco
  • 4% Oman
  • 3% Qatar
  • 8% Saudi Arabia
  • 7% Syria
  • 22% Tunisia
  • 0% Yemen
  • 0%
  • 50%
  • 100%
Global Gender Gap Economic Participation and Opportunity Subindex
  • 47% Algeria
  • 51% Bahrain
  • 40% Egypt
  • 50% United Arab Emirates
  • 23% Iraq
  • 54% Jordan
  • 54% Kuwait
  • 49% Lebanon
  • 45% Morocco
  • 48% Oman
  • 50% Qatar
  • 52% Saudi Arabia
  • 29% Syria
  • 45% Tunisia
  • 28% Yemen
  • 0%
  • 50%
  • 100%

Women's Economic Empowerment

Women in the Arab States have income security, decent work, and economic autonomy.

  • Female
  • Male
Unemployment with advanced education, (% of labour force with advanced education)
Female share of graduates in Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, tertiary (%)
Labour force participation rate, female (% of total population) (modeled ILO estimate)

Gender and Governance

Women in the Arab States fully and equally participate in leadership and decision-making, and women and girls benefit from gender responsive governance.

  • Female
  • Male
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Share of women in board membership (percent)

Violence Against Women and Girls

More women and girls in the Arab States region live a life free from violence, particularly domestic violence, and violence in public sphere.

  • Female
  • Male
  • Total
Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female)
Female genital mutilation prevalence (%)
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age

Gender-specific indicators

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Additional Resources

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