United Arab Emirates

Destination Info

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United Arab Emirates

Main Hazards for hotels
  • Heat Wave: 84 %
  • Heat Stress: 99 %
  • Water Stress: 69 %
  • Average: 37 %

Destination Map

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Hazard Summary

Tropical Cyclone

With landfall on the destination

Tsunami

Average for the whole destination

Sea Level Rise

Climate

1995 2060 (RCP4.5)
(best case)
2060 (RCP8.5)
(worst case)
Daily average temperatures (min - max) 9.0 - 31.3 °C 11.5 - 36.2 °C 12.5 - 37.6 °C
Annual days of unusual heat 12 68 83
Annual maximum rain within 5 days 118.1 mm 143.9 mm 147.4 mm
Annual amount of rain 402.5 mm 439.5 mm 445.2 mm
Annual days with 10mm of rain 10 11 11

Society Indicator Scores

a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Rank: Above average
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Rank: Below average
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Rank: Top 10%
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Rank: Top 20%
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Rank: Above average
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)
Rank: Top 20%
Freedom of speech index
Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
Human rights index
Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
Press freedom index
Rank: Below average
Civil liberties index
Rank: Below average

Society Indicator Details

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)
Freedom of speech index
Human rights index
Press freedom index
Civil liberties index

    Environment Indicator Scores

    a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Rank: Below average
    PFC gas emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
    Bird species, threatened
    Rank: Above average
    Fish species, threatened
    Rank: Above average
    Mammal species, threatened
    Rank: Above average
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Rank: Above average
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Rank: Above average
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Rank: Above average
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Rank: Above average
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Rank: Above average

    Environment Indicator Details

    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    PFC gas emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
    Bird species, threatened
    Fish species, threatened
    Mammal species, threatened
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)

      Health Indicator Scores

      a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Rank: Above average
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Rank: About average
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Rank: Below average
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Rank: Top 10%
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Rank: About average
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Rank: Above average

      Health Indicator Details

      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

        Economy Indicator Scores

        a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Rank: Above average
        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Rank: Above average
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Rank: Top 10%
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Rank: Top 10%
        Gini index
        Rank: Top 10%
        International tourism, number of arrivals
        Rank: Above average

        Economy Indicator Details

        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Gini index
        International tourism, number of arrivals

          Geography Indicator Scores

          a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: Below average
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
          Forest area (% of land area)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'

          Geography Indicator Details

          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Forest area (% of land area)