Note: The Economist Democracy Index rates the country as “authoritarian.”
The annual Democracy Index 2020 report by the EIU gauges the success of electoral processes, functioning of the government, civil liberties, and political participation and culture.
Government
| Head of State (President) Head of Government (Prime Minister) | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (*) Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (*) |
| Parties in Government | None |