Property rights - Country rankings

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Property rights index (0-100), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 180 countries was 54 points. The highest value was in Finland: 100 points and the lowest value was in Venezuela: 0 points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The Heritage Foundation
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Countries Property rights, 2023 Global rank Available data
Finland 100 1 1996 - 2023
Norway 99 2 1996 - 2023
Denmark 98 3 1996 - 2023
Austria 97 4 1995 - 2023
Iceland 97 5 1997 - 2023
Luxembourg 97 6 1996 - 2023
Sweden 97 7 1995 - 2023
Netherlands 96 8 1996 - 2023
Germany 95 9 1995 - 2023
UK 95 10 1995 - 2023
USA 95 11 1995 - 2023
Japan 94 12 1995 - 2023
Singapore 94 13 1995 - 2023
Switzerland 94 14 1996 - 2023
France 93 15 1995 - 2023
Ireland 93 16 1995 - 2023
Liechtenstein 93 17 2023 - 2023
Belgium 92 18 1996 - 2023
Estonia 92 19 1995 - 2023
Australia 91 20 1995 - 2023
Portugal 90 21 1995 - 2023
Canada 89 22 1995 - 2023
Czechia 89 23 1995 - 2023
Slovenia 89 24 1996 - 2023
South Korea 89 25 1995 - 2023
Lithuania 88 26 1996 - 2023
New Zealand 88 27 1996 - 2023
Latvia 87 28 1996 - 2023
Malta 87 29 1995 - 2023
Mauritius 87 30 1999 - 2023
Spain 87 31 1995 - 2023
Slovakia 84 32 1995 - 2023
Uruguay 84 33 1995 - 2023
Cyprus 83 34 1996 - 2023
Israel 82 35 1995 - 2023
Taiwan 82 36 1995 - 2023
Italy 81 37 1995 - 2023
Romania 81 38 1995 - 2023
Croatia 80 39 1996 - 2023
Seychelles 80 40 2009 - 2023
Greece 77 41 1995 - 2023
Kiribati 76 42 2009 - 2023
Samoa 76 43 1996 - 2023
Bulgaria 75 44 1995 - 2023
Oman 75 45 1995 - 2023
Botswana 73 46 1995 - 2023
Poland 73 47 1995 - 2023
Barbados 72 48 1996 - 2023
Chile 72 49 1995 - 2023
Qatar 71 50 1999 - 2023
Hungary 70 51 1995 - 2023
Brunei 69 52 2014 - 2023
Dominica 69 53 2009 - 2023
Saint Lucia 69 54 2009 - 2023
Bhutan 67 55 2009 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 67 56 2009 - 2023
Costa Rica 66 57 1995 - 2023
Jamaica 66 58 1995 - 2023
Bahrain 65 59 1995 - 2023
Cape Verde 65 60 1996 - 2023
Malaysia 65 61 1995 - 2023
Tonga 65 62 2009 - 2023
UA Emirates 65 63 1996 - 2023
Namibia 64 64 1997 - 2023
Tunisia 62 65 1995 - 2023
Bahamas 61 66 1995 - 2023
Rwanda 61 67 1997 - 2023
Montenegro 60 68 2002 - 2023
Vanuatu 60 69 2009 - 2023
North Macedonia 59 70 2002 - 2023
Serbia 59 71 2002 - 2023
Fiji 58 72 1995 - 2023
Micronesia 58 73 2009 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 58 74 1996 - 2023
Morocco 57 75 1995 - 2023
Panama 57 76 1995 - 2023
Senegal 57 77 1996 - 2023
Albania 56 78 1995 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 55 79 1995 - 2023
Kazakhstan 55 80 1998 - 2023
Georgia 54 81 1996 - 2023
Jordan 54 82 1995 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 53 83 2009 - 2023
Azerbaijan 52 84 1996 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 52 85 2009 - 2023
Sri Lanka 52 86 1995 - 2023
Ghana 51 87 1995 - 2023
Peru 51 88 1995 - 2023
Armenia 50 89 1996 - 2023
Brazil 50 90 1995 - 2023
India 50 91 1995 - 2023
Mongolia 49 92 1995 - 2023
Vietnam 49 93 1995 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 48 94 1998 - 2023
Malawi 48 95 1995 - 2023
Maldives 48 96 2009 - 2023
Mexico 48 97 1995 - 2023
Uganda 48 98 1995 - 2023
Gambia 47 99 1997 - 2023
Guyana 47 100 1995 - 2023
Paraguay 47 101 1995 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 47 102 1996 - 2023
Philippines 46 103 1995 - 2023
Swaziland 46 104 1995 - 2023
China 45 105 1995 - 2023
Colombia 45 106 1995 - 2023
Tanzania 45 107 1995 - 2023
Ivory Coast 44 108 1995 - 2023
Papua N.G. 44 109 1996 - 2023
Thailand 44 110 1995 - 2023
Benin 43 111 1996 - 2023
El Salvador 43 112 1995 - 2023
Kuwait 43 113 1996 - 2023
South Africa 43 114 1995 - 2023
Laos 42 115 1996 - 2023
Lesotho 42 116 1996 - 2023
Madagascar 42 117 1995 - 2023
Suriname 42 118 1996 - 2023
Angola 41 119 1995 - 2023
Cambodia 41 120 1997 - 2023
Turkey 41 121 1995 - 2023
Egypt 40 122 1995 - 2023
Kenya 40 123 1995 - 2023
Guatemala 39 124 1995 - 2023
Indonesia 39 125 1995 - 2023
Burkina Faso 38 126 1996 - 2023
Cameroon 38 127 1995 - 2023
Honduras 38 128 1995 - 2023
Moldova 38 129 1995 - 2023
Nepal 38 130 1996 - 2023
Bangladesh 37 131 1995 - 2023
Niger 37 132 1996 - 2023
Mauritania 36 133 1996 - 2023
Togo 36 134 1999 - 2023
Zambia 36 135 1995 - 2023
Argentina 35 136 1995 - 2023
Belize 34 137 1995 - 2023
Sierra Leone 34 138 1995 - 2023
Lebanon 33 139 1996 - 2023
Mali 33 140 1995 - 2023
Cuba 32 141 1995 - 2023
Djibouti 32 142 1997 - 2023
Ecuador 32 143 1995 - 2023
Liberia 32 144 2009 - 2023
Belarus 31 145 1995 - 2023
Mozambique 31 146 1995 - 2023
Russia 31 147 1995 - 2023
Uzbekistan 31 148 1998 - 2023
Ethiopia 30 149 1995 - 2023
Nicaragua 30 150 1995 - 2023
R. of Congo 30 151 1996 - 2023
Pakistan 29 152 1995 - 2023
Tajikistan 29 153 1998 - 2023
Algeria 28 154 1995 - 2023
Chad 28 155 1997 - 2023
G.-Bissau 28 156 1999 - 2023
Gabon 27 157 1995 - 2023
Comoros 25 158 2009 - 2023
Iran 25 159 1996 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 24 160 1998 - 2023
Nigeria 24 161 1995 - 2023
Haiti 23 162 1995 - 2023
Sudan 23 163 1995 - 2023
Burma 22 164 1996 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 22 165 1999 - 2023
Bolivia 21 166 1995 - 2023
Burundi 20 167 1997 - 2023
Guinea 20 168 1995 - 2023
Zimbabwe 20 169 1995 - 2023
Turkmenistan 19 170 1998 - 2023
North Korea 17 171 1995 - 2023
Iraq 15 172 1996 - 2023
DR Congo 14 173 1995 - 2023
Eritrea 10 174 2009 - 2023
C.A. Republic 7 175 2002 - 2023
Afghanistan 6 176 2017 - 2023
Yemen 6 177 1995 - 2023
Libya 5 178 1996 - 2023
Syria 3 179 1996 - 2023
Venezuela 0 180 1995 - 2023


Definition: The property rights index measures the degree to which a country’s laws protect private property rights and the degree to which its government enforces those laws. It also assesses the likelihood that private property will be expropriated and analyzes the independence of the judiciary, the existence of corruption within the judiciary, and the ability of individuals and businesses to enforce contracts. Higher index values denote more certain legal protection of property.
1. Finland
2. Norway
3. Denmark
4. Austria
5. Iceland
6. Luxembourg
7. Sweden
8. Netherlands
9. Germany
10. UK
11. USA
12. Japan
13. Singapore
14. Switzerland
15. France
16. Ireland
17. Liechtenstein
18. Belgium
19. Estonia
20. Australia
21. Portugal
22. Canada
23. Czechia
24. Slovenia
25. South Korea
26. Lithuania
27. New Zealand
28. Latvia
29. Malta
30. Mauritius
31. Spain
32. Slovakia
33. Uruguay
34. Cyprus
35. Israel
36. Taiwan
37. Italy
38. Romania
39. Croatia
40. Seychelles
41. Greece
42. Kiribati
43. Samoa
44. Bulgaria
45. Oman
46. Botswana
47. Poland
48. Barbados
49. Chile
50. Qatar
51. Hungary
52. Brunei
53. Dominica
54. Saint Lucia
55. Bhutan
56. St. Vincent & ...
57. Costa Rica
58. Jamaica
59. Bahrain
60. Cape Verde
61. Malaysia
62. Tonga
63. UA Emirates
64. Namibia
65. Tunisia
66. Bahamas
67. Rwanda
68. Montenegro
69. Vanuatu
70. North Macedonia
71. Serbia
72. Fiji
73. Micronesia
74. Tr.&Tobago
75. Morocco
76. Panama
77. Senegal
78. Albania
79. Domin. Rep.
80. Kazakhstan
81. Georgia
82. Jordan
83. Solomon Isl.
84. Azerbaijan
85. S.T.&Principe
86. Sri Lanka
87. Ghana
88. Peru
89. Armenia
90. Brazil
91. India
92. Mongolia
93. Vietnam
94. Bosnia & Herz.
95. Malawi
96. Maldives
97. Mexico
98. Uganda
99. Gambia
100. Guyana
101. Paraguay
102. Saudi Arabia
103. Philippines
104. Swaziland
105. China
106. Colombia
107. Tanzania
108. Ivory Coast
109. Papua N.G.
110. Thailand
111. Benin
112. El Salvador
113. Kuwait
114. South Africa
115. Laos
116. Lesotho
117. Madagascar
118. Suriname
119. Angola
120. Cambodia
121. Turkey
122. Egypt
123. Kenya
124. Guatemala
125. Indonesia
126. Burkina Faso
127. Cameroon
128. Honduras
129. Moldova
130. Nepal
131. Bangladesh
132. Niger
133. Mauritania
134. Togo
135. Zambia
136. Argentina
137. Belize
138. Sierra Leone
139. Lebanon
140. Mali
141. Cuba
142. Djibouti
143. Ecuador
144. Liberia
145. Belarus
146. Mozambique
147. Russia
148. Uzbekistan
149. Ethiopia
150. Nicaragua
151. R. of Congo
152. Pakistan
153. Tajikistan
154. Algeria
155. Chad
156. G.-Bissau
157. Gabon
158. Comoros
159. Iran
160. Kyrgyzstan
161. Nigeria
162. Haiti
163. Sudan
164. Burma
165. Eq. Guinea
166. Bolivia
167. Burundi
168. Guinea
169. Zimbabwe
170. Turkmenistan
171. North Korea
172. Iraq
173. DR Congo
174. Eritrea
175. C.A. Republic
176. Afghanistan
177. Yemen
178. Libya
179. Syria
180. Venezuela
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