International Property Rights Index
The International Property Rights Index is produced annually by Americans for Tax Reform's Property Rights Alliance. The index investigates and ranks the individual's rights and ability to own private property in countries worldwide.
Property rights index
| Rank | Country | Total score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||
| 1 |  Finland |
8.6 | 7.9 | |||
| 2 |  Norway |
8.3 | 8.3 | |||
 Denmark |
8.3 | 8.1 | ||||
 Netherlands |
8.3 | 8.2 | ||||
 Germany |
8.3 | 8.1 | ||||
| 6 |  Switzerland |
8.2 | 8.0 | |||
 New Zealand |
8.2 | 8.1 | ||||
 United Kingdom |
8.2 | 8.1 | ||||
 Sweden |
8.2 | 8.1 | ||||
| 10 |  Iceland |
8.1 | — | |||
| 11 |  Australia |
8.0 | 8.1 | |||
 Luxembourg |
8.0 | — | ||||
| 13 |  Austria |
7.9 | 8.0 | |||
 Singapore |
7.9 | 7.8 | ||||
 Ireland |
7.9 | 7.4 | ||||
| 16 |  Japan |
7.7 | 7.5 | |||
 Hong Kong |
7.7 | 7.3 | ||||
 Canada |
7.7 | 7.4 | ||||
| 19 |  United States |
7.5 | 7.4 | |||
| 20 |  Belgium |
7.4 | 6.8 | |||
| 21 |  France |
7.1 | 6.7 | |||
| 22 |  Portugal |
7.0 | 6.1 | |||
| 23 |  United Arab Emirates |
6.9 | — | |||
 South Africa |
6.9 | 6.4 | ||||
| 25 |  Spain |
6.7 | 6.5 | |||
 Chile |
6.7 | 6.0 | ||||
| 27 |  Estonia |
6.6 | — | |||
| 28 |  Malta |
6.5 | — | |||
 Israel |
6.5 | 6.0 | ||||
 Taiwan |
6.5 | — | ||||
| 31 |  Qatar |
6.4 | — | |||
 Cyprus |
6.4 | — | ||||
 Slovakia |
6.4 | — | ||||
 Malaysia |
6.4 | 5.8 | ||||
| 35 |  Hungary |
6.3 | 5.5 | |||
| 36 |  South Korea |
6.2 | 5.8 | |||
 India |
6.2 | 5.2 | ||||
| 38 |  Greece |
6.1 | 5.6 | |||
| 39 |  Mauritius |
6.0 | 5.5 | |||
| 40 |  Botswana |
5.9 | — | |||
 Tunisia |
5.9 | 5.7 | ||||
 Slovenia |
5.9 | — | ||||
 Italy |
5.9 | 5.7 | ||||
 Costa Rica |
5.9 | 5.2 | ||||
| 45 |  Jordan |
5.7 | — | |||
 Lithuania |
5.7 | 4.9 | ||||
 Kuwait |
5.7 | — | ||||
 Czech Republic |
5.7 | 4.7 | ||||
| 49 |  Uruguay |
5.6 | 4.9 | |||
 Thailand |
5.6 | 5.4 | ||||
| 51 |  Jamaica |
5.5 | — | |||
 Turkey |
5.5 | 4.8 | ||||
| 53 |  Morocco |
5.4 | 4.5 | |||
| 54 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
5.3 | — | |||
 Panama |
5.3 | 4.7 | ||||
 Latvia |
5.3 | — | ||||
 Poland |
5.3 | 4.0 | ||||
| 58 |  Colombia |
5.2 | 4.4 | |||
| 59 |  Sri Lanka |
5.1 | — | |||
 Mali |
5.1 | — | ||||
 Burkina Faso |
5.1 | — | ||||
| 62 |  Mauritania |
5.0 | — | |||
 El Salvador |
5.0 | 4.9 | ||||
 Romania |
5.0 | 3.5 | ||||
 China |
5.0 | 4.4 | ||||
 Brazil |
5.0 | 4.5 | ||||
 Bahrain |
5.0 | — | ||||
 Mexico |
5.0 | 4.5 | ||||
 Philippines |
5.0 | 4.2 | ||||
| 70 |  Croatia |
4.9 | — | |||
 Bulgaria |
4.9 | 3.8 | ||||
 Indonesia |
4.9 | 4.2 | ||||
| 73 |  Malawi |
4.8 | 4.6 | |||
 Tanzania |
4.8 | 3.8 | ||||
 Egypt |
4.8 | 3.8 | ||||
| 76 |  Vietnam |
4.7 | — | |||
| 77 |  Benin |
4.6 | — | |||
 Dominican Republic |
4.6 | 4.0 | ||||
| 79 |  Algeria |
4.5 | — | |||
 Madagascar |
4.5 | — | ||||
| 81 |  Guatemala |
4.4 | 3.3 | |||
 Argentina |
4.4 | 3.8 | ||||
| 83 |  Ukraine |
4.3 | 3.4 | |||
 Kenya |
4.3 | 3.3 | ||||
| 85 |  Mozambique |
4.2 | — | |||
 Uganda |
4.2 | — | ||||
 Kazakhstan |
4.2 | — | ||||
| 88 |  Cameroon |
4.1 | — | |||
 Peru |
4.1 | 3.7 | ||||
 Honduras |
4.1 | 3.5 | ||||
 Zambia |
4.1 | — | ||||
| 92 |  Russia |
4.0 | 3.2 | |||
| 93 |  Nepal |
3.9 | — | |||
 Ecuador |
3.9 | 3.3 | ||||
 Pakistan |
3.9 | 3.3 | ||||
| 96 |  Ethiopia |
3.8 | 2.7 | |||
 Macedonia |
3.8 | — | ||||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3.8 | — | ||||
 Armenia |
3.8 | — | ||||
| 100 |  Nicaragua |
3.7 | 2.7 | |||
 Montenegro |
3.7 | — | ||||
 Bolivia |
3.7 | 2.6 | ||||
| 103 |  Guyana |
3.6 | — | |||
 Serbia |
3.6 | — | ||||
 Albania |
3.6 | — | ||||
 Azerbaijan |
3.6 | — | ||||
| 107 |  Nigeria |
3.5 | 3.1 | |||
 Burundi |
3.5 | — | ||||
| 109 |  Paraguay |
3.4 | — | |||
 Moldova |
3.4 | — | ||||
 Angola |
3.4 | — | ||||
| 112 |  Venezuela |
3.3 | 2.9 | |||
 Chad |
3.3 | — | ||||
| 114 |  Zimbabwe |
3.1 | — | |||
| 115 |  Bangladesh |
2.9 | 2.2 | |||
External links
- International Property Rights Index official site
- IPRI 2008 Report
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