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Israel vs United Arab Emirates
Side-by-side comparison of Israel and United Arab Emirates from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Israel
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · nation age 78 years
United Arab Emirates
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · nation age 55 years
In short
United Arab Emirates scores 77.9 in the NationsTree Index (8th in the world) and Israel scores 73.1 (28th), a gap of 4.8 points. Their trees are 16 m and 20 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
United Arab Emirates has 14% more people than Israel. United Arab Emirates is 4.5 times larger than Israel by land area. The economy of United Arab Emirates is 44% larger than that of Israel (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Israel 10.1 million and United Arab Emirates 11.5 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $79,344 in United Arab Emirates and $59,717 in Israel (2025, international dollars). Life expectancy is almost the same: 83.2 and 83.1 years.
Of 35 indicators reported by both countries, Israel ranks higher in the world on 18 and United Arab Emirates on 17. Israel is clearly stronger in military, science & innovation and society & health. United Arab Emirates is clearly stronger in tourism, economy and trade.
As a nation, Israel is the older of the two (statehood since 1948, 78 years), compared with United Arab Emirates (since 1971). Over the last five years United Arab Emirates improved faster (direction score 90 vs 61 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Israel and United Arab Emirates.
Israel
-5.2%
152nd of 192
United Arab Emiratesbetter
3.9%
11th of 192
Political stabilityInstitutions & safety
Israel
49.6
177th of 207
United Arab Emiratesbetter
80.1
54th of 207
General government gross debtEconomy
Israel
67.9%
133rd of 189
United Arab Emiratesbetter
33.9%
42nd of 189
Internet usersInfrastructure & digital
Israel
88.2%
69th of 186
United Arab Emiratesbetter
100.0%
1st of 186
High-tech exportsTrade
Israelbetter
37.2%
12th of 168
United Arab Emirates
9.0%
73rd of 168
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
United Arab Emirates overtook Israel in the NationsTree Index in 2023 and has stayed ahead since.
Israel overtook United Arab Emirates in life expectancy in 2016 and has stayed ahead since.
United Arab Emirates overtook Israel in population in 2015 and has stayed ahead since.
United Arab Emirates has been ahead of Israel in GDP per person (PPP) and GDP (PPP) in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
IsraelUnited Arab Emirates All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Israel | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 22,070149th/216 · 2024 | 98,648110th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 21,640149th/216 · 2024 | 71,020118th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 10.1 m95th/217 · 2025 | 11.5 m85th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 1.20%89th/217 · 2025 | 4.68%1st/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 462.227th/216 · 2024 | 154.773rd/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 91.6%29th/217 · 2025 | 86.0%44th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 27.2%83rd/217 · 2025 | 16.0%165th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 12.7%79th/217 · 2025 | 1.8%216th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $610.78 bn26th/210 · 2025 | $552.32 bn30th/210 · 2024 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $604.50 bn48th/199 · 2025 | $871.70 bn39th/199 · 2024 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $487.88 bn50th/199 · 2025 | $765.77 bn37th/199 · 2024 |
| GDP per person USD | $60,33724th/210 · 2025 | $50,27432nd/210 · 2024 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $59,71739th/199 · 2025 | $79,34419th/199 · 2024 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $56,18023rd/201 · 2025 | $51,55028th/201 · 2024 |
| GDP growth % | 2.9%117th/210 · 2025 | 4.0%79th/210 · 2024 |
| Inflation % | 3.0%89th/180 · 2025 | 1.3%41st/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 3.5%57th/187 · 2025 | 2.2%19th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 88.3%1999 | 1.8%2013 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 67.9%133rd/189 · 2025 | 33.9%42nd/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -5.2%152nd/192 · 2025 | 3.9%11th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 1.3%163rd/197 · 2024 | 0.8%175th/197 · 2024 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 17.2%147th/200 · 2024 | 44.3%10th/200 · 2024 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 11.2%85th/192 · 2024 | 9.4%108th/192 · 2024 |
| Services % of GDP | 72.8%23rd/200 · 2024 | 54.9%121st/200 · 2024 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $168.32 bn37th/182 · 2025 | $558.40 bn18th/182 · 2023 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $155.33 bn39th/182 · 2025 | $481.85 bn20th/182 · 2023 |
| Exports % of GDP | 27.6%118th/183 · 2025 | 106.8%8th/183 · 2023 |
| Imports % of GDP | 25.4%151st/183 · 2025 | 92.2%14th/183 · 2023 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 53.0%137th/183 · 2025 | 199.0%9th/183 · 2023 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 5.3%73rd/170 · 2022 | 68.2%14th/170 · 2023 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 86.8%9th/171 · 2025 | 8.8%136th/171 · 2023 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 2.2%154th/171 · 2025 | 2.9%148th/171 · 2023 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 1.5%116th/171 · 2025 | 3.4%80th/171 · 2023 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 37.2%12th/168 · 2024 | 9.0%73rd/168 · 2023 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | 2.1%56th/191 · 2025 | 13.3%16th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 4.3%49th/196 · 2025 | 8.3%25th/196 · 2024 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.4%135th/209 · 2021 | 17.6%30th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.01%105th/197 · 2021 | 15.67%12th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.43%40th/197 · 2021 | 1.96%23rd/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.00%179th/209 · 2021 | 0.00%181st/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 11.9%87th/206 · 2024 | 0.8%187th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 80174th/183 · 2021 | 15180th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 4.9 m39th/194 · 2019 | 8.1 m26th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $2.66 bn44th/175 · 2020 | $24.62 bn6th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 2.4%120th/168 · 2020 | — |
| Outbound trips departures | 9.2 m21st/107 · 2019 | 6.5 m24th/107 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 83.217th/217 · 2024 | 83.121st/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 3.322nd/196 · 2024 | 4.839th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 3.8036th/174 · 2023 | 2.9959th/174 · 2023 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.155th/145 · 2023 | 1.991st/145 · 2022 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 98%20th/193 · 2024 | 96%48th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 91.6%43rd/153 · 2023 | 87.3%58th/153 · 2024 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 98.5%66th/173 · 2024 | 102.1%52nd/173 · 2024 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 21.1%72nd/217 · 2025 | 2.2%216th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 7.1%82nd/193 · 2023 | 5.0%127th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | — | 98.8%16th/98 · 2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 56.3%66th/150 · 2024 | 63.7%57th/150 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.91927th/193 · 2023 | 0.94015th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 38.376th/108 · 2022 | 26.42018 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 0.4%27th/108 · 2022 | 0.0%2018 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 99.5%26th/150 · 2024 | 98.6%36th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 97.2%16th/144 · 2024 | 98.4%12th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 88.2%69th/186 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 17713th/210 · 2024 | 2035th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 29.265th/208 · 2024 | 40.823rd/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 3.7024th/164 · 2022 | 4.109th/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | 1,72056th/82 · 2021 | 27979th/82 · 2021 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 7.4 m52nd/161 · 2023 | 91.1 m12th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 5.77160th/203 · 2024 | 18.26195th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 6.2%163rd/212 · 2021 | 1.0%191st/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 21.9129th/200 · 2023 | 57.2193rd/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 6.8%174th/214 · 2024 | 4.6%182nd/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 2,44347th/149 · 2024 | 8,8387th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 76.731st/205 · 2025 | 75.435th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 67.339th/207 · 2025 | 71.334th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 69.853rd/207 · 2025 | 67.670th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 49.6177th/207 · 2025 | 80.154th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 74.924th/205 · 2025 | 75.723rd/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 64.980th/205 · 2025 | 38.1154th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 1.661st/145 · 2022 | 0.723rd/145 · 2022 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $48.28 bn11th/156 · 2025 | $22.76 bn2014 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 7.8%3rd/156 · 2025 | 5.6%2014 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 17.8%12th/154 · 2025 | 17.0%2014 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 178,00036th/170 · 2020 | 63,00063rd/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 4.23%7th/168 · 2020 | 1.02%65th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 537.0 m20th/163 · 2025 | 868.0 m9th/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 2.6 bn3rd/65 · 2025 | 33.0 m38th/65 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 6.35%1st/110 · 2023 | 1.49%29th/110 · 2021 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 1,44825th/137 · 2024 | 27855th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 13,84435th/197 · 2023 | 7,07553rd/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Israel or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates has the larger population: 11.5 m (2025) compared with 10.1 m for Israel (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Israel or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates is larger: 98,648 km² (2024) compared with 22,070 km² for Israel (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Israel or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $871.70 bn intl. (2024) compared with $604.50 bn intl. for Israel (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Israel or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $79,344 intl. (2024) compared with $59,717 intl. for Israel (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Israel or United Arab Emirates?
Israel has the higher life expectancy at birth: 83.2 years (2024) compared with 83.1 years for United Arab Emirates (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Israel or United Arab Emirates?
Israel spends more on the military: $48.28 bn (2025) compared with $22.76 bn for United Arab Emirates (2014). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Israel or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates: 77.9 points (8th in the world); Israel: 73.1 points (28th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Israel vs United Arab Emirates — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/israel-vs-united-arab-emirates. Data as of 26 October 2026.