Liberia vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Getting credit, legal rights index

Liberia
7
in 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
5.59
in 2012
Liberia rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
4th

Getting credit, legal rights index over time

  • Liberia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
02468200420082012

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 7 against 5.59 in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, a difference of 1.41.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.

Liberia ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 4th of 51 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 4 4.28 0.2841 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2010s 6 5.2 0.7955 Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher getting credit, legal rights index, Liberia or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Liberia, at 7 against 5.59 in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria as of 2012.
What is the difference in getting credit, legal rights index between Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
1.41, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2012.
How do Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for getting credit, legal rights index?
Liberia ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 4th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as Getting credit, legal rights index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Getting credit, legal rights index
Source
World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 502 data points, 2004–2012
Last refreshed

The 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. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.