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
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|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 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
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 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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Finance
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % 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
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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