Africa: Property Rights Index

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Botswana   70
Cape Verde   70
Mauritius   60
Senegal   50
South Africa   50
Swaziland   50
Ghana   50
Madagascar   50
Zambia   40
Gabon   40
Lesotho   40
Malawi   40
Kenya   35
Niger   30
Nigeria   30
Rwanda   30
Benin   30
Burkina Faso   30
Tanzania   30
Burundi   30
Togo   30
Cameroon   30
Uganda   30
Cote d'Ivoire   30
Djibouti   30
Eq. Guinea   30
Ethiopia   30
Gambia   30
Guinea   30
Mali   30
Mauritania   30
Mozambique   30
Namibia   30
Angola   20
CAR   20
Chad   20
Guinea-Bissau   20
Sierra Leone   10
Zimbabwe   10
Congo(Brazza)   10

 

 

Africa: Property rights index

A subcomponent of the Index of Economic Freedom, the property rights index measures the degree to which a countrys laws protect private property rights, and the degree to which its government enforces those laws.

Higher scores are more desirable, i.e. property rights are better protected. Scores are from 0 to 100.

The index 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.

The Global Property Guide considers protection of property rights as a significant factor affecting the desirability of a residential real estate investment.

Source: The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal

 

Statistics for Africa. Africa is a desert so far as house-price statistics are concerned. The exception is South Africa, where ABSA Group releases good house price data, and has a monthly house price index.