Africa vs Lesotho: Protecting investors, shareholder suits index
Protecting investors, shareholder suits index over time
- Africa
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 8 against 4.94 in Africa, a difference of 3.06.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times Africa's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 5th and Lesotho ranks 4th of 6 groups.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8 | 8 | 3.2 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 4.92 | 8 | 3.08 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher protecting investors, shareholder suits index, Africa or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 8 against 4.94 in Africa as of 2012.
- What is the difference in protecting investors, shareholder suits index between Africa and Lesotho?
- 3.06, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Lesotho?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2012.
- How do Africa and Lesotho rank globally for protecting investors, shareholder suits index?
- Africa ranks 5th and Lesotho ranks 4th of 6 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as Protecting investors, shareholder suits index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Doing Business 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/.