Legal rights - Country rankings

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Index of legal rights for creditors and borrowers (0 = weak to 12 = strong), 2020:

The average for 2020 based on 186 countries was 5.7 points. The highest value was in Azerbaijan: 12 points and the lowest value was in Bolivia: 0 points. The indicator is available from 2014 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The World Bank

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Countries	Legal rights, 2020	Global rank	Available data
Azerbaijan	12	1	2014 - 2020
Brunei	12	2	2014 - 2020
Montenegro	12	3	2014 - 2020
New Zealand	12	4	2014 - 2020
Puerto Rico	12	5	2014 - 2020
Australia	11	6	2014 - 2020
Colombia	11	7	2014 - 2020
Jordan	11	8	2014 - 2020
Kenya	11	9	2014 - 2020
Malawi	11	10	2014 - 2020
Rwanda	11	11	2014 - 2020
Tajikistan	11	12	2014 - 2020
USA	11	13	2014 - 2020
Vanuatu	11	14	2014 - 2020
Zambia	11	15	2014 - 2020
Afghanistan	10	16	2014 - 2020
Cambodia	10	17	2014 - 2020
Costa Rica	10	18	2014 - 2020
Liberia	10	19	2014 - 2020
Mexico	10	20	2014 - 2020
Micronesia	10	21	2014 - 2020
Nepal	10	22	2014 - 2020
Palau	10	23	2014 - 2020
Solomon Isl.	10	24	2014 - 2020
Tonga	10	25	2014 - 2020
Canada	9	26	2014 - 2020
El Salvador	9	27	2014 - 2020
Georgia	9	28	2014 - 2020
Guatemala	9	29	2014 - 2020
Hungary	9	30	2014 - 2020
India	9	31	2014 - 2020
Jamaica	9	32	2014 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan	9	33	2014 - 2020
Latvia	9	34	2014 - 2020
Mongolia	9	35	2014 - 2020
Nigeria	9	36	2014 - 2020
North Macedonia	9	37	2014 - 2020
Papua N.G.	9	38	2014 - 2020
Romania	9	39	2014 - 2020
Russia	9	40	2014 - 2020
Samoa	9	41	2014 - 2020
Albania	8	42	2014 - 2020
Belgium	8	43	2014 - 2020
Bulgaria	8	44	2014 - 2020
Denmark	8	45	2014 - 2020
Djibouti	8	46	2014 - 2020
Honduras	8	47	2014 - 2020
Hong Kong	8	48	2014 - 2020
Kazakhstan	8	49	2014 - 2020
Moldova	8	50	2014 - 2020
Palestine	8	51	2014 - 2020
Panama	8	52	2014 - 2020
Singapore	8	53	2014 - 2020
Ukraine	8	54	2014 - 2020
Vietnam	8	55	2014 - 2020
Bosnia & Herz.	7	56	2014 - 2020
Cyprus	7	57	2014 - 2020
Czechia	7	58	2014 - 2020
Estonia	7	59	2014 - 2020
Ireland	7	60	2014 - 2020
Malaysia	7	61	2014 - 2020
Peru	7	62	2014 - 2020
Poland	7	63	2014 - 2020
Slovakia	7	64	2014 - 2020
Sweden	7	65	2014 - 2020
Thailand	7	66	2014 - 2020
Tr.&Tobago	7	67	2014 - 2020
Turkey	7	68	2014 - 2020
UK	7	69	2014 - 2020
Armenia	6	70	2014 - 2020
Bahamas	6	71	2014 - 2020
Barbados	6	72	2014 - 2020
Benin	6	73	2014 - 2020
Burkina Faso	6	74	2014 - 2020
Cameroon	6	75	2014 - 2020
C.A. Republic	6	76	2014 - 2020
Chad	6	77	2014 - 2020
Comoros	6	78	2014 - 2020
DR Congo	6	79	2014 - 2020
Dominica	6	80	2014 - 2020
Eq. Guinea	6	81	2014 - 2020
Finland	6	82	2014 - 2020
Gabon	6	83	2014 - 2020
Gambia	6	84	2014 - 2020
Germany	6	85	2014 - 2020
Ghana	6	86	2014 - 2020
Grenada	6	87	2014 - 2020
Guinea	6	88	2014 - 2020
G.-Bissau	6	89	2014 - 2020
Indonesia	6	90	2014 - 2020
Israel	6	91	2014 - 2020
Ivory Coast	6	92	2014 - 2020
Laos	6	93	2014 - 2020
Lithuania	6	94	2014 - 2020
Mali	6	95	2014 - 2020
Mauritius	6	96	2014 - 2020
Niger	6	97	2014 - 2020
R. of Congo	6	98	2014 - 2020
Senegal	6	99	2014 - 2020
Serbia	6	100	2014 - 2020
Switzerland	6	101	2014 - 2020
Togo	6	102	2014 - 2020
UA Emirates	6	103	2014 - 2020
Uzbekistan	6	104	2014 - 2020
Zimbabwe	6	105	2014 - 2020
Ant.& Barb.	5	106	2014 - 2020
Bangladesh	5	107	2014 - 2020
Botswana	5	108	2014 - 2020
Croatia	5	109	2014 - 2020
Egypt	5	110	2014 - 2020
Fiji	5	111	2014 - 2020
Japan	5	112	2014 - 2020
Lesotho	5	113	2014 - 2020
Namibia	5	114	2014 - 2020
Norway	5	115	2014 - 2020
Saint Lucia	5	116	2014 - 2020
St. Vincent & ...	5	117	2014 - 2020
Sierra Leone	5	118	2014 - 2020
South Africa	5	119	2014 - 2020
South Korea	5	120	2014 - 2020
Spain	5	121	2014 - 2020
Tanzania	5	122	2014 - 2020
Uganda	5	123	2014 - 2020
Austria	4	124	2014 - 2020
Belize	4	125	2014 - 2020
Bhutan	4	126	2014 - 2020
Chile	4	127	2014 - 2020
China	4	128	2014 - 2020
France	4	129	2014 - 2020
Iceland	4	130	2014 - 2020
Kiribati	4	131	2014 - 2020
Saudi Arabia	4	132	2014 - 2020
Swaziland	4	133	2014 - 2020
Uruguay	4	134	2014 - 2020
Bahrain	3	135	2014 - 2020
Belarus	3	136	2014 - 2020
Ethiopia	3	137	2014 - 2020
Guyana	3	138	2014 - 2020
Liechtenstein	3	139	2019 - 2020
Luxembourg	3	140	2014 - 2020
Slovenia	3	141	2014 - 2020
Sudan	3	142	2014 - 2020
Tunisia	3	143	2014 - 2020
Algeria	2	144	2014 - 2020
Argentina	2	145	2014 - 2020
Brazil	2	146	2014 - 2020
Burma	2	147	2014 - 2020
Burundi	2	148	2014 - 2020
Greece	2	149	2014 - 2020
Haiti	2	150	2014 - 2020
Iran	2	151	2014 - 2020
Italy	2	152	2014 - 2020
Lebanon	2	153	2014 - 2020
Madagascar	2	154	2014 - 2020
Maldives	2	155	2014 - 2020
Malta	2	156	2014 - 2020
Mauritania	2	157	2014 - 2020
Morocco	2	158	2014 - 2020
Netherlands	2	159	2014 - 2020
Nicaragua	2	160	2014 - 2020
Pakistan	2	161	2014 - 2020
Portugal	2	162	2014 - 2020
Seychelles	2	163	2014 - 2020
Sri Lanka	2	164	2014 - 2020
Suriname	2	165	2014 - 2020
Taiwan	2	166	2014 - 2020
Angola	1	167	2014 - 2020
Cape Verde	1	168	2014 - 2020
Domin. Rep.	1	169	2014 - 2020
Ecuador	1	170	2014 - 2020
Kuwait	1	171	2014 - 2020
Mozambique	1	172	2014 - 2020
Oman	1	173	2014 - 2020
Paraguay	1	174	2014 - 2020
Philippines	1	175	2014 - 2020
Qatar	1	176	2014 - 2020
San Marino	1	177	2014 - 2020
Syria	1	178	2014 - 2020
Venezuela	1	179	2014 - 2020
Bolivia	0	180	2014 - 2020
Eritrea	0	181	2014 - 2020
Iraq	0	182	2014 - 2020
Libya	0	183	2014 - 2020
S.T.&Principe	0	184	2014 - 2020
Somalia	0	185	2016 - 2020
Yemen	0	186	2014 - 2020

Definition: The strength of legal rights index measures whether certain features that facilitate lending exist within the applicable collateral and bankruptcy laws. The index ranges from 0 to 12 based on the methodology in the Doing Business 15-20 studies.

1. Azerbaijan

2. Brunei

3. Montenegro

4. New Zealand

5. Puerto Rico

6. Australia

7. Colombia

8. Jordan

9. Kenya

10. Malawi

11. Rwanda

12. Tajikistan

13. USA

14. Vanuatu

15. Zambia

16. Afghanistan

17. Cambodia

18. Costa Rica

19. Liberia

20. Mexico

21. Micronesia

22. Nepal

23. Palau

24. Solomon Isl.

25. Tonga

26. Canada

27. El Salvador

28. Georgia

29. Guatemala

30. Hungary

31. India

32. Jamaica

33. Kyrgyzstan

34. Latvia

35. Mongolia

36. Nigeria

37. North Macedonia

38. Papua N.G.

39. Romania

40. Russia

41. Samoa

42. Albania

43. Belgium

44. Bulgaria

45. Denmark

46. Djibouti

47. Honduras

48. Hong Kong

49. Kazakhstan

50. Moldova

51. Palestine

52. Panama

53. Singapore

54. Ukraine

55. Vietnam

56. Bosnia & Herz.

57. Cyprus

58. Czechia

59. Estonia

60. Ireland

61. Malaysia

62. Peru

63. Poland

64. Slovakia

65. Sweden

66. Thailand

67. Tr.&Tobago

68. Turkey

69. UK

70. Armenia

71. Bahamas

72. Barbados

73. Benin

74. Burkina Faso

75. Cameroon

76. C.A. Republic

77. Chad

78. Comoros

79. DR Congo

80. Dominica

81. Eq. Guinea

82. Finland

83. Gabon

84. Gambia

85. Germany

86. Ghana

87. Grenada

88. Guinea

89. G.-Bissau

90. Indonesia

91. Israel

92. Ivory Coast

93. Laos

94. Lithuania

95. Mali

96. Mauritius

97. Niger

98. R. of Congo

99. Senegal

100. Serbia

101. Switzerland

102. Togo

103. UA Emirates

104. Uzbekistan

105. Zimbabwe

106. Ant.& Barb.

107. Bangladesh

108. Botswana

109. Croatia

110. Egypt

111. Fiji

112. Japan

113. Lesotho

114. Namibia

115. Norway

116. Saint Lucia

117. St. Vincent & ...

118. Sierra Leone

119. South Africa

120. South Korea

121. Spain

122. Tanzania

123. Uganda

124. Austria

125. Belize

126. Bhutan

127. Chile

128. China

129. France

130. Iceland

131. Kiribati

132. Saudi Arabia

133. Swaziland

134. Uruguay

135. Bahrain

136. Belarus

137. Ethiopia

138. Guyana

139. Liechtenstein

140. Luxembourg

141. Slovenia

142. Sudan

143. Tunisia

144. Algeria

145. Argentina

146. Brazil

147. Burma

148. Burundi

149. Greece

150. Haiti

151. Iran

152. Italy

153. Lebanon

154. Madagascar

155. Maldives

156. Malta

157. Mauritania

158. Morocco

159. Netherlands

160. Nicaragua

161. Pakistan

162. Portugal

163. Seychelles

164. Sri Lanka

165. Suriname

166. Taiwan

167. Angola

168. Cape Verde

169. Domin. Rep.

170. Ecuador

171. Kuwait

172. Mozambique

173. Oman

174. Paraguay

175. Philippines

176. Qatar

177. San Marino

178. Syria

179. Venezuela

180. Bolivia

181. Eritrea

182. Iraq

183. Libya

184. S.T.&Principe

185. Somalia

186. Yemen

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