United Arab Emirates

In brief

Using the internet: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 188 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 45. Mobile subscriptions per 100 people: 203 (2024). World rank 5 of 210; in Asia, 2 of 49. Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 49. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 90.4% → 100%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 204 → 203, and home broadband per 100 people 13.3 → 40.8. Better than all its neighbours (Oman and Saudi Arabia): renewable share of energy use, electricity from renewables, research spending, researchers per million people, and electricity from fossil fuels.