Seychelles vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Protecting investors, director liability index
Protecting investors, director liability index over time
- Seychelles
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 8 against 3.61 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 4.39.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.
Seychelles ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 51 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 3.17 | 4.83 | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 8 | 3.53 | 4.47 | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher protecting investors, director liability index, Seychelles or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Seychelles, at 8 against 3.61 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2012.
- What is the difference in protecting investors, director liability index between Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 4.39, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2012.
- How do Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for protecting investors, director liability index?
- Seychelles ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th 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/.