POPIAvsFederal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
See exactly how POPIA controls map to Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL). Pre-computed mappings, identified gaps, and coverage analysis.
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POPIA maps to Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) with 18% coverage across 6 directly mapped controls. Analysis of 33 POPIA controls identifies 37 compliance gaps, primarily concentrated in Chapter 3 Part A: The eight conditions for lawful processing – POPIA.
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This direction has not been through crosswalk review and sign off, so no coverage figure is published for it. Reporting an unreviewed number would be worse than reporting none. It can be built to order at the same price as a pair that is already on the shelf.
If the two frameworks turn out to have too little in common for a crosswalk to help you, we say so and refund it rather than send a number worth nothing.
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- Every gap, with what it requires
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Why this page shows two different percentages. The 18% in the header counts how many POPIA controls carry at least one candidate mapping in the graph, before any review. The crosswalk percentage counts something stricter: how many Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) controls are actually evidenced, after a pass that argued against each mapping and kept only what survived. They answer different questions and they are not meant to agree.
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What are the key differences between POPIA and Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)?
POPIA has 33 controls across its framework, while Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) covers 12 controls. Direct mapping analysis identifies 6 overlapping controls (18% coverage). The frameworks diverge most significantly in Chapter 3 Part A: The eight conditions for lawful processing – POPIA, where 18 POPIA controls have no direct Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) equivalent.
How many controls map between POPIA and Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)?
Of 33 total POPIA controls, 6 map directly to Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) controls, representing 18% coverage. The remaining 37 controls represent compliance gaps requiring additional documentation or compensating controls to satisfy both frameworks simultaneously.
What are the compliance gaps when mapping POPIA to Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)?
37 POPIA controls have no direct equivalent in Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL). The highest concentration of gaps is in Chapter 3 Part A: The eight conditions for lawful processing – POPIA with 18 unmapped controls. These gaps represent areas where additional controls, policies, or documentation must be created to achieve compliance with both frameworks.
Which control domains have the most gaps between POPIA and Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)?
The domain with the highest gap count is Chapter 3 Part A: The eight conditions for lawful processing – POPIA (18 gaps). Export the full domain-by-domain gap breakdown via the Professional tier to generate a prioritised remediation roadmap.
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