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Dubai Municipal Services and City Data

Municipal services and city data · Latest data: 2026

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PopulationData unavailable
Traffic congestion42.7%2025 · Raw data
Source
Organization
TomTom Traffic Index
Data period
2025
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Annual rush-hour time lost72 h/year2025 · Raw data
Source
Organization
TomTom Traffic Index
Data period
2025
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Metro network89.3 km2026-09-20 · Raw data
Source
Organization
Wikipedia / UITP
Data period
2026-09-20
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Metro stations532026-09-20 · Raw data
Source
Organization
Wikipedia / UITP
Data period
2026-09-20
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
IMD Smart City rank#62026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IMD Smart City Index
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
IESE overall rank#252026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IESE Cities in Motion
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Municipal budgetData unavailable

This page focuses on municipal services and urban infrastructure. Each value retains its own year and source. Indices are assessments by their publishers; NationGAP does not create a municipal performance score.

City context

PopulationData unavailable
City areaData unavailable
Population densityData unavailable

Transport

The metro compilation can include multiple systems. Ridership may refer to different years than network length. Network size alone does not measure service quality.

Traffic congestion42.7%2025 · Raw data
Source
Organization
TomTom Traffic Index
Data period
2025
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Annual rush-hour time lost72 h/year2025 · Raw data
Source
Organization
TomTom Traffic Index
Data period
2025
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Traffic rank within country#22025 · Raw data
Source
Organization
TomTom Traffic Index
Data period
2025
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Change from 20242.7 percentage points2025 · Raw data
Source
Organization
TomTom Traffic Index
Data period
2025
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Metro network89.3 km2026-09-20 · Raw data
Source
Organization
Wikipedia / UITP
Data period
2026-09-20
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Metro stations532026-09-20 · Raw data
Source
Organization
Wikipedia / UITP
Data period
2026-09-20
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Metro systems12026-09-20 · Raw data
Source
Organization
Wikipedia / UITP
Data period
2026-09-20
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Annual metro ridership294.7 million/year2025 · Raw data
Source
Organization
Wikipedia / UITP
Data period
2025
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
IESE mobility and transport rank#852026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IESE Cities in Motion
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Metro systems and ridership years

Dubai Metro

Network: 89.3 km · 2026-09-20

Ridership: 294.7 million · 2025

Environment

Raw air-quality data is not yet available. IESE and Oxford environment results are not PM2.5, PM10 or NO₂ measurements. Park figures are historical measurements; city boundaries and definitions can differ.

Public parks and gardensData unavailable
IESE environment rank#1582026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IESE Cities in Motion
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Oxford environment score54 / 1002026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
Oxford Economics Global Cities Index
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source

Governance

IESE governance rank#322026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IESE Cities in Motion
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Oxford governance score56.6 / 1002026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
Oxford Economics Global Cities Index
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source

Urban planning

IESE overall rank#252026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IESE Cities in Motion
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
IESE urban planning rank#152026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IESE Cities in Motion
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source

Technology and digital city

IMD Smart City rank#62026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IMD Smart City Index
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
IMD overall ratingA2026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IMD Smart City Index
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
IMD structures ratingA2026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IMD Smart City Index
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
IMD technology ratingA2026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IMD Smart City Index
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
IESE technology rank#22026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IESE Cities in Motion
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source

Economy

IESE economy rank#102026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IESE Cities in Motion
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
IESE international projection rank#52026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IESE Cities in Motion
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Oxford overall rankData unavailable
Oxford overall score79.6 / 1002026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
Oxford Economics Global Cities Index
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Oxford economics score68.2 / 1002026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
Oxford Economics Global Cities Index
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source

Social life

IESE human capital rank#172026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IESE Cities in Motion
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
IESE social cohesion rank#1472026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IESE Cities in Motion
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Oxford human capital score97.9 / 1002026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
Oxford Economics Global Cities Index
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Oxford quality of life score68.3 / 1002026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
Oxford Economics Global Cities Index
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source

Municipal finance

Budgets are planned financial amounts, not actual expenditure. Municipal and utility scopes differ.

Municipal budgetData unavailable
Municipal revenueData unavailable
Net financingData unavailable
Capital expenditureData unavailable
Capital share of budgetData unavailable
Utility budgetData unavailable
Investment and service programmeData unavailable

Water and wastewater

Water abstracted per person per dayData unavailable
Wastewater discharged per person per dayData unavailable

Recent Projects and Investments

Digital city

Dubai Digital Twin Platform

🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai Municipality launched a city-scale digital twin platform intended to support integrated planning, real-time analysis and smarter evidence-based municipal decision-making.

City-scale digital twin platform

Source: Dubai MunicipalityOpen source

Data coverage and gaps

This describes the amount of data available for this city; it is not a municipal performance score.

Air qualityData unavailable

Bicycle networkData unavailable

EnvironmentSource benchmark

Municipal financeData unavailable

GovernanceSource benchmark

Social housingData unavailable

Urban planningSource benchmark

ProjectsRaw data

Social lifeSource benchmark

Technology and digital citySource benchmark

TransportRaw data and source benchmark

WasteData unavailable

Water and wastewaterData unavailable