Property rights - Country rankings
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Property rights index (0-100), 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 45 countries was 47 points. The highest value was in Japan: 94 points and the lowest value was in Syria: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 94 | 1 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 94 | 2 | 1995 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 89 | 3 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Israel | 82 | 4 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Taiwan | 82 | 5 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Oman | 75 | 6 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 71 | 7 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Brunei | 69 | 8 | 2014 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | 67 | 9 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 65 | 10 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 65 | 11 | 1995 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 65 | 12 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 55 | 13 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 54 | 14 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 54 | 15 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 52 | 16 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 52 | 17 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 50 | 18 | 1996 - 2024 |
| India | 50 | 19 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 49 | 20 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 49 | 21 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Maldives | 48 | 22 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 47 | 23 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 46 | 24 | 1995 - 2024 |
| China | 45 | 25 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 44 | 26 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 43 | 27 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Laos | 42 | 28 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | 41 | 29 | 1997 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 30 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Nepal | 38 | 31 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 37 | 32 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 33 | 33 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | 31 | 34 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 29 | 35 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 29 | 36 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Iran | 25 | 37 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 24 | 38 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Burma | 22 | 39 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | 19 | 40 | 1998 - 2024 |
| North Korea | 17 | 41 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Iraq | 15 | 42 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 43 | 2017 - 2024 |
| Yemen | 6 | 44 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Syria | 3 | 45 | 1996 - 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.
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