Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Protecting investors, director liability index
Protecting investors, director liability index over time
- Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 32nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 32nd of 51 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher protecting investors, director liability index, Congo or Equatorial Guinea?
- Congo, at 1 against 1 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2012.
- What is the difference in protecting investors, director liability index between Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2012.
- How do Congo and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for protecting investors, director liability index?
- Congo ranks 32nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 32nd of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as Protecting investors, director liability index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Director liability index measures a plaintiff’s ability to hold directors of firms liable for damages to the company, that is, measures the strength of minority shareholder protections against directors’ misuse of corporate assets for personal gain. The indicators distinguish 3 dimensions of investor protection: transparency of transactions (extent of disclosure index), liability for self-dealing (extent of director liability index) and shareholders’ ability to sue officers and directors for misconduct (ease of shareholder suits index). The data come from a survey of corporate lawyers and are based on company laws, court rules of evidence and securities regulations. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.