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