Property rights - Country rankings

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Property rights index (0-100), 2022 - Country rankings:

The average for 2022 based on 41 countries was 80 points.The highest value was in Finland: 100 points and the lowest value was in Belarus: 35 points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The Heritage Foundation
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Countries Property rights, 2022 Global rank Available data
Finland 100 1 1996 - 2022
Norway 100 2 1996 - 2022
Denmark 99 3 1996 - 2022
Austria 98 4 1995 - 2022
Iceland 97 5 1997 - 2022
Luxembourg 97 6 1996 - 2022
Sweden 97 7 1995 - 2022
Germany 96 8 1995 - 2022
Netherlands 96 9 1996 - 2022
UK 96 10 1995 - 2022
Switzerland 95 11 1996 - 2022
France 94 12 1995 - 2022
Belgium 93 13 1996 - 2022
Ireland 93 14 1995 - 2022
Estonia 92 15 1995 - 2022
Portugal 90 16 1995 - 2022
Slovenia 90 17 1996 - 2022
Czechia 89 18 1995 - 2022
Latvia 89 19 1996 - 2022
Lithuania 89 20 1996 - 2022
Malta 88 21 1995 - 2022
Spain 88 22 1995 - 2022
Cyprus 86 23 1996 - 2022
Slovakia 83 24 1995 - 2022
Italy 82 25 1995 - 2022
Croatia 81 26 1996 - 2022
Romania 81 27 1995 - 2022
Bulgaria 77 28 1995 - 2022
Greece 76 29 1995 - 2022
Hungary 76 30 1995 - 2022
Poland 72 31 1995 - 2022
Montenegro 61 32 2002 - 2022
Serbia 59 33 2002 - 2022
North Macedonia 57 34 2002 - 2022
Albania 56 35 1995 - 2022
Moldova 56 36 1995 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 49 37 1998 - 2022
Turkey 42 38 1995 - 2022
Ukraine 40 39 1995 - 2022
Russia 37 40 1995 - 2022
Belarus 35 41 1995 - 2022

Economic outlook around the world

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. Germany
9. Netherlands
10. UK
11. Switzerland
12. France
13. Belgium
14. Ireland
15. Estonia
16. Portugal
17. Slovenia
18. Czechia
19. Latvia
20. Lithuania
21. Malta
22. Spain
23. Cyprus
24. Slovakia
25. Italy
26. Croatia
27. Romania
28. Bulgaria
29. Greece
30. Hungary
31. Poland
32. Montenegro
33. Serbia
34. North Macedonia
35. Albania
36. Moldova
37. Bosnia & Herz.
38. Turkey
39. Ukraine
40. Russia
41. Belarus
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