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Strength of legal rights index 0 equals weak to 12 equals strong

Strength of legal rights index measures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws protect the rights of borrowers and lenders and thus facilitate lending. The index ranges from 0 to 12, with higher scores indicating that these laws are better designed to expand access to credit.Source:
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Strength of legal rights index (0=weak to 12=strong)Strength of legal rights index (0=weak to 12=strong)Year
1
Montenegro
12
2018
2
New Zealand
12
2018
3
Puerto Rico
12
2018
4
Brunei
12
2018
5
Colombia
12
2018
6
Zambia
11
2018
7
United States
11
2018
8
Kosovo
11
2018
9
Australia
11
2018
10
Malawi
11
2018
11
Rwanda
11
2018
12
Vanuatu
11
2018
13
Palau
10
2018
14
Mexico
10
2018
15
Republic of Macedonia
10
2018
16
Solomon Islands
10
2018
17
Costa Rica
10
2018
18
Afghanistan
10
2018
19
Nepal
10
2018
20
Federated States of Micronesia
10
2018
21
Kenya
10
2018
22
Cambodia
10
2018
23
Marshall Islands
10
2018
24
Tonga
10
2018
25
Papua New Guinea
9
2018
26
Georgia
9
2018
27
Guatemala
9
2018
28
Jamaica
9
2018
29
Latvia
9
2018
30
Kyrgyzstan
9
2018
31
Liberia
9
2018
32
Nigeria
9
2018
33
El Salvador
9
2018
34
Canada
9
2018
35
Samoa
9
2018
36
Hungary
9
2018
37
Honduras
9
2018
38
Russia
9
2018
39
Romania
9
2018
40
India
9
2018
41
Mongolia
9
2018
42
Moldova
8
2018
43
Vietnam
8
2018
44
Denmark
8
2018
45
Belgium
8
2018
46
Panama
8
2018
47
Albania
8
2018
48
Singapore
8
2018
49
Ukraine
8
2018
50
Azerbaijan
8
2018
51
Hong Kong
8
2018
52
Bulgaria
8
2018
53
United Kingdom
7
2018
54
Malaysia
7
2018
55
Republic of Ireland
7
2018
56
Trinidad and Tobago
7
2018
57
Turkey
7
2018
58
Thailand
7
2018
59
Bosnia and Herzegovina
7
2018
60
Slovakia
7
2018
61
Cyprus
7
2018
62
Czech Republic
7
2018
63
Estonia
7
2018
64
Poland
7
2018
65
Peru
7
2018
66
Finland
7
2018
67
Gambia
7
2018
68
Serbia
6
2018
69
Armenia
6
2018
70
Barbados
6
2018
71
Burkina Faso
6
2018
72
Benin
6
2018
73
The Bahamas
6
2018
74
Democratic Republic Of Congo
6
2018
75
Central African Republic
6
2018
76
Republic of the Congo
6
2018
77
Switzerland
6
2018
78
Ivory Coast
6
2018
79
Cameroon
6
2018
80
Germany
6
2018
81
Dominica
6
2018
82
Gabon
6
2018
83
Grenada
6
2018
84
Ghana
6
2018
85
Guinea
6
2018
86
Equatorial Guinea
6
2018
87
Guinea-Bissau
6
2018
88
Indonesia
6
2018
89
Israel
6
2018
90
Comoros
6
2018
91
Kazakhstan
6
2018
92
Laos
6
2018
93
Lithuania
6
2018
94
Mali
6
2018
95
Mauritius
6
2018
96
Niger
6
2018
97
United Arab Emirates
6
2018
98
Sweden
6
2018
99
Senegal
6
2018
100
Chad
6
2018
101
Togo
6
2018
102
Uzbekistan
6
2018
103
Sudan
5
2018
104
Djibouti
5
2018
105
South Africa
5
2018
106
Saint Lucia
5
2018
107
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
5
2018
108
South Korea
5
2018
109
Iceland
5
2018
110
Bangladesh
5
2018
111
Saint Kitts And Nevis
5
2018
112
Antigua and Barbuda
5
2018
113
Croatia
5
2018
114
Namibia
5
2018
115
Japan
5
2018
116
Zimbabwe
5
2018
117
Norway
5
2018
118
Lesotho
5
2018
119
Sierra Leone
5
2018
120
Fiji
5
2018
121
Spain
5
2018
122
Egypt
5
2018
123
Uganda
5
2018
124
Tanzania
5
2018
125
Botswana
5
2018
126
Uruguay
4
2018
127
France
4
2018
128
Austria
4
2018
129
Belize
4
2018
130
Bhutan
4
2018
131
China
4
2018
132
Chile
4
2018
133
Belarus
4
2018
134
Kiribati
4
2018
135
Swaziland
4
2018
136
Guyana
3
2018
137
Greece
3
2018
138
Ethiopia
3
2018
139
Argentina
3
2018
140
Slovenia
3
2018
141
Tunisia
3
2018
142
Luxembourg
3
2018
143
Sri Lanka
2
2018
144
Portugal
2
2018
145
Myanmar
2
2018
146
Seychelles
2
2018
147
Haiti
2
2018
148
Iran
2
2018
149
Brazil
2
2018
150
Maldives
2
2018
151
Mauritania
2
2018
152
Malta
2
2018
153
Burundi
2
2018
154
Algeria
2
2018
155
Netherlands
2
2018
156
Lebanon
2
2018
157
Suriname
2
2018
158
Italy
2
2018
159
Nicaragua
2
2018
160
Morocco
2
2018
161
Madagascar
2
2018
162
South Sudan
2
2018
163
Pakistan
2
2018
164
Dominican Republic
1
2018
165
Saudi Arabia
1
2018
166
Cape Verde
1
2018
167
Philippines
1
2018
168
Oman
1
2018
169
San Marino
1
2018
170
Syria
1
2018
171
Angola
1
2018
172
Mozambique
1
2018
173
Tajikistan
1
2018
174
Bahrain
1
2018
175
Kuwait
1
2018
176
Venezuela
1
2018
177
Paraguay
1
2018
178
Qatar
1
2018
179
Ecuador
1
2018
180
São Tomé and Príncipe
0
2018
181
Eritrea
0
2018
182
Somalia
0
2018
183
Jordan
0
2018
184
Bolivia
0
2018
185
Iraq
0
2018
186
East Timor
0
2018
187
Yemen
0
2018
188
Libya
0
2018
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