Strength of legal rights index (0=weak to 12=strong) (S.America) - 2019
* Data Description : 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.
* Data Source : Worldbank.org
* By changing the date from the drop-down menu, you can view statistics on maps since 2000.
* Countries with the highest value of "Strength of legal rights index (0=weak to 12=strong)" in the S.America (2019) : Colombia(11), Peru(7), Trinidad and Tobago(7), Chile(4), Uruguay(4), Guyana(3), Argentina(2), Brazil(2), Suriname(2), Ecuador(1).