North Africa vs South Africa: Protecting investors, shareholder suits index
Protecting investors, shareholder suits index over time
- North Africa
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 8 against 4.2 in North Africa, a difference of 3.8.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.9 times North Africa's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
North Africa ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 4th of 6 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Africa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2 | 8 | 4.8 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 3.87 | 8 | 4.13 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher protecting investors, shareholder suits index, North Africa or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 8 against 4.2 in North Africa as of 2012.
- What is the difference in protecting investors, shareholder suits index between North Africa and South Africa?
- 3.8, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Africa and South Africa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2012.
- How do North Africa and South Africa rank globally for protecting investors, shareholder suits index?
- North Africa ranks 6th and South Africa 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/.