Property rights - Country rankings
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Property rights index (0-100), 2025:
The average for 2025 based on 53 countries was 38 points. The highest value was in Mauritius: 86 points and the lowest value was in Somalia: 0 points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2025. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: points; Source: The Heritage Foundation
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| Countries | Property rights, 2025 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 86 | 1 | 1999 - 2025 |
| Botswana | 74 | 2 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Seychelles | 74 | 3 | 2009 - 2025 |
| Cape Verde | 65 | 4 | 1996 - 2025 |
| Namibia | 65 | 5 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Rwanda | 62 | 6 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Morocco | 59 | 7 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Tunisia | 59 | 8 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Senegal | 57 | 9 | 1996 - 2025 |
| Gambia | 55 | 10 | 1997 - 2025 |
| S.T.&Principe | 53 | 11 | 2009 - 2025 |
| Ghana | 51 | 12 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Malawi | 49 | 13 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Tanzania | 47 | 14 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Uganda | 47 | 15 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Ivory Coast | 46 | 16 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Zambia | 46 | 17 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Benin | 45 | 18 | 1996 - 2025 |
| Swaziland | 45 | 19 | 1995 - 2025 |
| South Africa | 44 | 20 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Kenya | 42 | 21 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Lesotho | 42 | 22 | 1996 - 2025 |
| Egypt | 41 | 23 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Madagascar | 41 | 24 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Angola | 40 | 25 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Togo | 37 | 26 | 1999 - 2025 |
| Mauritania | 36 | 27 | 1996 - 2025 |
| Sierra Leone | 34 | 28 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Liberia | 33 | 29 | 2009 - 2025 |
| Mozambique | 32 | 30 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Cameroon | 31 | 31 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Djibouti | 31 | 32 | 1997 - 2025 |
| R. of Congo | 31 | 33 | 1996 - 2025 |
| Niger | 30 | 34 | 1996 - 2025 |
| Burundi | 29 | 35 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Algeria | 28 | 36 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Burkina Faso | 28 | 37 | 1996 - 2025 |
| Ethiopia | 28 | 38 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Chad | 27 | 39 | 1997 - 2025 |
| G.-Bissau | 27 | 40 | 1999 - 2025 |
| Gabon | 25 | 41 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 42 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Mali | 24 | 43 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Comoros | 23 | 44 | 2009 - 2025 |
| Guinea | 22 | 45 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 46 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Eq. Guinea | 19 | 47 | 1999 - 2025 |
| DR Congo | 16 | 48 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Sudan | 12 | 49 | 1995 - 2025 |
| C.A. Republic | 7 | 50 | 2002 - 2025 |
| Eritrea | 6 | 51 | 2009 - 2025 |
| Libya | 6 | 52 | 1996 - 2025 |
| Somalia | 0 | 53 | 2017 - 2025 |
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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