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United Arab Emirates

HIGH economic LOW military

Asia · Western Asia. Figures are educated estimates from open reporting or, where marked, formula-modeled. Blank fields are not estimated, not assumed zero.

Overview

United Arab Emirates is located in Asia (Western Asia). It has an estimated population of 10,000,000, with a nominal GDP of roughly $530 billion (about $53,000 per capita). Its armed forces field an estimated 65,000 active-duty personnel, ranking #58 of 174 countries in this dataset by active personnel. Estimated annual defense spending is around $25B, roughly 4.7% of GDP. Its inventory includes an estimated 550 military aircraft, 430 tanks, 80 naval vessels. United Arab Emirates's air fleet is assessed as modern and its armored fleet as modern in this dataset's modernity model. United Arab Emirates has a moderate-tier documented drone/UAV program.

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Active Conflicts

No tracked active conflicts involving United Arab Emirates.

Category Shape vs. world, log scale

Economy & Demographics

👥Population

10,000,000#94 of 196

📈GDP (Nominal)

$530B#27 of 194

💵GDP Per Capita

$53,000#23 of 194

Manpower

🪖Active Personnel

65,000#58 of 174

🎖️Reserve Personnel

n/a

👮Paramilitary Forces

n/a

Financials & Strategic

💰Defense Budget

$25B#21 of 178

☢️Nuclear Warheads

None declared

🛰️Drone / UAV Capability

Moderate

Airpower

✈️Total Aircraft

550#22 of 98

🛩️Fighter Aircraft

150#16 of 78

🛫Bombers & Other Aircraft

400

🚁Helicopters (Total)

n/a

✈️Air Fleet Modernity

MODERN

Modernity score 4.3/5.0.

Named Aircraft Fleet (140 of 550 total)

ESTIMATED

F-16E/F Block 60 GEN 4.5 · ADVANCED

Mirage 2000-9 GEN 4 · MAINSTAY

Fleet Modernity Score

4.3 / 5.0

Count-weighted average generation of the named fleet above, NOT raw aircraft count. This is exactly the fix for "600 obsolete jets vs. 300 modern ones": North Korea has more aircraft than most of its neighbors but a modernity score near 2.0 (nearly all Gen 2-3), while the US and Israel score near 4.5-5.0 despite smaller headline totals in some matchups.

Land Power

🛡️Tank Strength

430#32 of 93

🚚Armored Vehicles

n/a

💥Towed Artillery

n/a

🛡️Armor Fleet Modernity

LIKELY MODERN

Naval Power

⚓Fleet Strength

80#30 of 84

🌊Submarines

n/a

🛳️Aircraft Carriers

n/a

⚓Naval Fleet Modernity

LIKELY MODERN

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Economic confidence: High. Military confidence: Low.