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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 |
Finland continues to lead the world in property rights with a 0.1 point increase in IPRI this year. LP held constant at 8.8. Judicial Independence and Political Stability posted small increases to overcome a miniscule loss in Control of Corruption. All PPR sub-components held constant keeping Finland PPR at 8.3. Finland saw a small improvement in Protection of Intellectual Property.This was enough to increase IPR by 0.1 points in 2012.
| Category | Score | Global Rank | Regional Rank (WE) | |
| Legal and Political Environment | 8.8 | 1 of 130 | 1 of 19 | |
| Judicial Independence | 9.2 | |||
| Rule of Law | 8.9 | |||
| Control of Corruption | 9.3 | |||
| Political Stability | 7.8 | |||
| Physical Property Rights | 8.3 | 4 of 130 | 2 of 19 | |
| Protection of Physical Property Rights | 9.2 | |||
| Registering Property | 9.4 | |||
| Access to Loans | 6.4 | |||
| Intellectual Property Rights | 8.6 | 1 of 130 | 1 of 19 | |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.9 | |||
| Patent Protection | 0 | |||
| Copyright Piracy | 7.5 |