Property rights - Country rankings

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Property rights index (0-100), 2024:

The average for 2024 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 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The Heritage Foundation
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Countries Property rights, 2024 Global rank Available data
Finland 100 1 1996 - 2024
Denmark 99 2 1996 - 2024
Norway 99 3 1996 - 2024
Austria 97 4 1995 - 2024
Iceland 97 5 1997 - 2024
Luxembourg 97 6 1996 - 2024
Netherlands 96 7 1996 - 2024
Sweden 96 8 1995 - 2024
Germany 95 9 1995 - 2024
Japan 95 10 1995 - 2024
UK 95 11 1995 - 2024
USA 95 12 1995 - 2024
Ireland 94 13 1995 - 2024
Singapore 94 14 1995 - 2024
Switzerland 94 15 1996 - 2024
Estonia 93 16 1995 - 2024
France 93 17 1995 - 2024
Liechtenstein 93 18 2023 - 2024
Belgium 92 19 1996 - 2024
Australia 91 20 1995 - 2024
Canada 89 21 1995 - 2024
Czechia 89 22 1995 - 2024
Lithuania 89 23 1996 - 2024
Portugal 89 24 1995 - 2024
Latvia 88 25 1996 - 2024
Slovenia 88 26 1996 - 2024
South Korea 88 27 1995 - 2024
New Zealand 87 28 1996 - 2024
Spain 87 29 1995 - 2024
Malta 86 30 1995 - 2024
Mauritius 86 31 1999 - 2024
Slovakia 85 32 1995 - 2024
Uruguay 85 33 1995 - 2024
Cyprus 84 34 1996 - 2024
Israel 82 35 1995 - 2024
Italy 82 36 1995 - 2024
Taiwan 82 37 1995 - 2024
Romania 81 38 1995 - 2024
Croatia 80 39 1996 - 2024
Greece 77 40 1995 - 2024
Bulgaria 76 41 1995 - 2024
Botswana 74 42 1995 - 2024
Chile 73 43 1995 - 2024
Kiribati 73 44 2009 - 2024
Oman 73 45 1995 - 2024
Samoa 73 46 1996 - 2024
Barbados 72 47 1996 - 2024
Poland 72 48 1995 - 2024
Seychelles 72 49 2009 - 2024
Hungary 70 50 1995 - 2024
Qatar 70 51 1999 - 2024
Brunei 69 52 2014 - 2024
Dominica 68 53 2009 - 2024
Bhutan 67 54 2009 - 2024
Saint Lucia 67 55 2009 - 2024
St. Vincent & ... 67 56 2009 - 2024
Jamaica 66 57 1995 - 2024
Malaysia 66 58 1995 - 2024
Bahrain 65 59 1995 - 2024
Costa Rica 65 60 1995 - 2024
Micronesia 65 61 2009 - 2024
UA Emirates 65 62 1996 - 2024
Cape Verde 64 63 1996 - 2024
Namibia 64 64 1997 - 2024
Tonga 63 65 2009 - 2024
Vanuatu 63 66 2009 - 2024
Rwanda 62 67 1997 - 2024
Bahamas 61 68 1995 - 2024
Tunisia 61 69 1995 - 2024
Fiji 60 70 1995 - 2024
Montenegro 59 71 2002 - 2024
North Macedonia 59 72 2002 - 2024
Serbia 59 73 2002 - 2024
Morocco 58 74 1995 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 58 75 1996 - 2024
Albania 57 76 1995 - 2024
Panama 57 77 1995 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 56 78 1995 - 2024
Senegal 56 79 1996 - 2024
Gambia 55 80 1997 - 2024
Jordan 54 81 1995 - 2024
Kazakhstan 54 82 1998 - 2024
Azerbaijan 53 83 1996 - 2024
Georgia 53 84 1996 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 52 85 2009 - 2024
Sri Lanka 52 86 1995 - 2024
Armenia 50 87 1996 - 2024
Ghana 50 88 1995 - 2024
Vietnam 50 89 1995 - 2024
Brazil 49 90 1995 - 2024
India 49 91 1995 - 2024
Malawi 49 92 1995 - 2024
Maldives 49 93 2009 - 2024
Mongolia 49 94 1995 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 48 95 1998 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 48 96 1996 - 2024
China 47 97 1995 - 2024
Guyana 47 98 1995 - 2024
Mexico 47 99 1995 - 2024
Uganda 47 100 1995 - 2024
Philippines 46 101 1995 - 2024
Benin 45 102 1996 - 2024
Colombia 45 103 1995 - 2024
Paraguay 45 104 1995 - 2024
Peru 45 105 1995 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 45 106 2009 - 2024
South Africa 45 107 1995 - 2024
Swaziland 45 108 1995 - 2024
Tanzania 45 109 1995 - 2024
Thailand 45 110 1995 - 2024
Ivory Coast 44 111 1995 - 2024
Laos 44 112 1996 - 2024
Lesotho 43 113 1996 - 2024
Papua N.G. 43 114 1996 - 2024
El Salvador 42 115 1995 - 2024
Kuwait 42 116 1996 - 2024
Suriname 42 117 1996 - 2024
Cambodia 41 118 1997 - 2024
Kenya 41 119 1995 - 2024
Madagascar 41 120 1995 - 2024
Turkey 41 121 1995 - 2024
Angola 40 122 1995 - 2024
Egypt 40 123 1995 - 2024
Cameroon 39 124 1995 - 2024
Guatemala 39 125 1995 - 2024
Indonesia 39 126 1995 - 2024
Moldova 39 127 1995 - 2024
Burkina Faso 38 128 1996 - 2024
Honduras 38 129 1995 - 2024
Nepal 38 130 1996 - 2024
Niger 38 131 1996 - 2024
Togo 37 132 1999 - 2024
Bangladesh 36 133 1995 - 2024
Zambia 36 134 1995 - 2024
Argentina 35 135 1995 - 2024
Mauritania 35 136 1996 - 2024
Belize 34 137 1995 - 2024
Sierra Leone 34 138 1995 - 2024
Ecuador 33 139 1995 - 2024
Mali 33 140 1995 - 2024
Uzbekistan 33 141 1998 - 2024
Liberia 32 142 2009 - 2024
Djibouti 31 143 1997 - 2024
Lebanon 31 144 1996 - 2024
Mozambique 31 145 1995 - 2024
Cuba 30 146 1995 - 2024
R. of Congo 30 147 1996 - 2024
Pakistan 29 148 1995 - 2024
Tajikistan 29 149 1998 - 2024
Algeria 28 150 1995 - 2024
Burundi 28 151 1997 - 2024
Chad 28 152 1997 - 2024
Ethiopia 28 153 1995 - 2024
Nicaragua 28 154 1995 - 2024
Gabon 27 155 1995 - 2024
G.-Bissau 27 156 1999 - 2024
Comoros 25 157 2009 - 2024
Nigeria 25 158 1995 - 2024
Iran 24 159 1996 - 2024
Ukraine 23 160 1995 - 2024
Belarus 22 161 1995 - 2024
Guinea 22 162 1995 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 22 163 1998 - 2024
Bolivia 21 164 1995 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 21 165 1999 - 2024
Russia 21 166 1995 - 2024
Zimbabwe 20 167 1995 - 2024
Burma 18 168 1996 - 2024
Turkmenistan 18 169 1998 - 2024
North Korea 16 170 1995 - 2024
DR Congo 15 171 1995 - 2024
Iraq 15 172 1996 - 2024
Sudan 13 173 1995 - 2024
Haiti 12 174 1995 - 2024
Eritrea 8 175 2009 - 2024
C.A. Republic 7 176 2002 - 2024
Libya 6 177 1996 - 2024
Yemen 6 178 1995 - 2024
Afghanistan 5 179 2017 - 2024
Venezuela 0 180 1995 - 2024



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.

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