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These are the countries where property rights are most secure. See a complete list.
| Rank | Country | Rating |
| 1 | Finland | 8.6 |
| 2 | Sweden | 8.5 |
| 3 | Oman | 8.3 |
| 4 | Slovakia | 8.3 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 8.3 |
| 6 | Denmark | 8.2 |
| 7 | Macedonia | 8.2 |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 8.2 |
| 9 | New Zealand | 8.1 |
| 10 | Canada | 8 |
Denmark reversed 2011’s decline to increase its IPRI to 8.2 in 2012. LP remained the same, with modest increases in Judicial Independence and Rule of Law offsetting small losses in Political Stability and Control of Corruption. PPR improved to 7.6 as Registering Property experienced a robust 0.7 point increase. IPR also increased in 2012 as Protection of Intellectual Property saw a 0.3 point increase with no change in the other sub-components.
| Category | Score | Global Rank | Regional Rank (WE) | |
| Legal and Political Environment | 8.7 | 3 of 130 | 2 of 19 | |
| Judicial Independence | 9.4 | |||
| Rule of Law | 8.8 | |||
| Control of Corruption | 9.7 | |||
| Political Stability | 7 | |||
| Physical Property Rights | 7.6 | 14 of 130 | 4 of 19 | |
| Protection of Physical Property Rights | 8.6 | |||
| Registering Property | 9 | |||
| Access to Loans | 5.1 | |||
| Intellectual Property Rights | 8.4 | 2 of 130 | 2 of 19 | |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.4 | |||
| Patent Protection | 0 | |||
| Copyright Piracy | 7.4 |