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.