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United Arab Emirates vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The United Arab Emirates has a population of 10.9M (ranked 88/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). The United Arab Emirates' land area is 27,421 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 117th vs. 197th).

By GDP, The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

UAE Vatican
Population
11372700
949
Population rank 86/197 197/197
GDP
$537B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 29/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$49,378
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 24/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$77,959
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$172B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
32.8%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$15,857
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 39/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$40,921
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
27,421 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
397 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
n/a
Median age
32.6 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

United Arab Emirates and Vatican: Comparison Charts

United Arab Emirates vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
United Arab Emirates

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
UAE Vatican
1950 42.1 65.9
1951 42.9 65.3
1952 43.6 65.7
1953 44.4 66.3
1954 45.2 67.5
1955 46 67.8
1956 46.9 67.3
1957 47.8 67.5
1958 48.8 68.7
1959 49.7 69.2
1960 50.7 69.2
1961 51.6 69.8
1962 52.5 69.2
1963 53.5 69.3
1964 54.5 70.3
1965 55.5 70.1
1966 56.6 70.9
1967 57.6 70.9
1968 58.7 70.7
1969 59.8 70.7
1970 60.8 71.5
1971 61.8 71.7
1972 62.7 72
1973 63.5 71.9
1974 64.4 72.7
1975 65.1 72.6
1976 65.8 72.9
1977 66.5 73.3
1978 67.1 73.7
1979 67.6 74
1980 68.2 74.1
1981 68.6 74.3
1982 69.1 74.8
1983 69.4 74.7
1984 69.8 75.1
1985 70.1 75.5
1986 70.4 75.7
1987 70.6 76.2
1988 70.8 76.4
1989 71 76.8
1990 71.1 76.9
1991 71.1 76.9
1992 71.2 77.3
1993 71.2 77
1994 71.2 77.7
1995 71.4 77.8
1996 71.8 78.5
1997 72.6 78.2
1998 73.7 78.3
1999 75 78.7
2000 76.3 79.3
2001 77.6 79.9
2002 78.7 80
2003 79.6 79.8
2004 80.3 80.2
2005 80.8 80.6
2006 81.2 81.2
2007 81.4 81.3
2008 81.6 81.4
2009 81.7 81.3
2010 81.9 81.5
2011 81.9 81.7
2012 81.9 82
2013 82 82.5
2014 82 82.6
2015 82.1 82.5
2016 82.2 82.9
2017 82.4 82.7
2018 82.4 83.3
2019 82.6 83.6
2020 81.9 83
2021 79.1 82.9
2022 80.5 83.3
2023 82.9 83
2024 83.1 83.1
2025 83.2 83.3

United Arab Emirates and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
United Arab Emirates

Vatican
Year Population
UAE Vatican
1960 131,334 -
1961 137,989 -
1962 144,946 -
1963 152,211 -
1964 159,692 -
1965 167,103 -
1966 173,976 -
1967 179,700 -
1968 199,416 -
1969 239,660 -
1970 286,536 -
1971 335,027 -
1972 385,014 -
1973 436,399 -
1974 489,087 -
1975 542,856 -
1976 615,866 -
1977 710,209 -
1978 809,274 -
1979 912,010 -
1980 1,015,700 -
1981 1,099,855 -
1982 1,166,370 -
1983 1,235,305 -
1984 1,305,996 -
1985 1,377,911 -
1986 1,467,383 -
1987 1,574,244 -
1988 1,681,788 -
1989 1,789,851 -
1990 1,898,220 -
1991 2,006,626 -
1992 2,114,730 -
1993 2,222,093 -
1994 2,328,188 -
1995 2,434,662 -
1996 2,597,564 -
1997 2,817,410 -
1998 3,040,421 -
1999 3,266,009 -
2000 3,493,575 880
2001 3,723,590 890
2002 3,956,826 900
2003 4,192,457 911
2004 4,428,967 921
2005 4,664,790 921
2006 5,009,100 932
2007 5,624,635 821
2008 6,302,664 824
2009 6,707,058 826
2010 6,869,838 829
2011 7,104,538 832
2012 7,391,448 836
2013 7,693,031 839
2014 8,059,440 842
2015 8,505,237 1,000
2016 8,935,095 -
2017 9,223,225 1,000
2018 9,346,701 -
2019 9,445,785 1,000
2020 9,401,038 -
2021 9,575,152 -
2022 10,074,977 -
2023 10,483,751 -
2024 10,876,981 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

UAE Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$538B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.89%
2021
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.64%
2014
n/a
Armed forces personnel
63,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.89%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
1.88%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
51.6%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
47.7%
2023
n/a
Economic freedom index
71.6
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
20.5%
2018
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2018
n/a
Number of millionaires
202,201
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.34%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
6
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00007%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
154
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.05T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$238B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
8,084,000
2020
n/a
Banked people share
85.7%
2021
n/a

Energy

UAE Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
8,336 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.85
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
206 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
19.6 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
92.7%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
1%
2021
n/a
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.24%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-171.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
14,688 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
4.2%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
13.3%
2022
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

UAE Vatican
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+278,439
2024
n/a
Urban population
88%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
65
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.75
2022
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
179
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.8%
2024
100%
2013
English speaking
65%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
100%
2024
n/a

Health

UAE Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,315
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$284.4
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.91
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
32.6%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
20.7%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
11
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.08 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

UAE Vatican
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
2,521 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
1,512 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
1,225 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
2,535 mi
2008
5.59 mi
2003

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