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Countries such as Azerbaijan and Angola have seen dramatic drops in resource rents over the last 10 years, while at the same time their non-resource economies have grown. As a result, their reported GDP figures have not grown as much as the underlying economy has.
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United Arab Emirates
Ranked 40th of 167
Ranks
40
th
on the Legatum
40
th
on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™
49th
138th
44th
20th
29th
23rd
18th
20th
42nd
47th
49th
132nd
OVERALL PROSPERITY
United Arab Emirates is 40th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2009, United Arab Emirates has moved up the rankings table by 4 places.
PILLAR RANKINGS
United Arab Emirates performs most strongly in Market Access & Infrastructure and Economic Quality but is weakest in Personal Freedom. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Economic Quality.
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.