Property rights - Country rankings

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Property rights index (0-100), 2025:

The average for 2025 based on 11 countries was 51 points. The highest value was in Singapore: 94 points and the lowest value was in Burma (Myanmar): 17 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
Singapore 94 1 1995 - 2025
Brunei 70 2 2014 - 2025
Malaysia 66 3 1995 - 2025
India 51 4 1995 - 2025
Vietnam 50 5 1995 - 2025
Philippines 47 6 1995 - 2025
Thailand 45 7 1995 - 2025
Laos 43 8 1996 - 2025
Cambodia 42 9 1997 - 2025
Indonesia 40 10 1995 - 2025
Burma 17 11 1996 - 2025


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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. Singapore
2. Brunei
3. Malaysia
4. India
5. Vietnam
6. Philippines
7. Thailand
8. Laos
9. Cambodia
10. Indonesia
11. Burma
94
70
66
51
50
47
45
43
42
40
17
0
23.5
47
70.5
94


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