| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 12 | 2020 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Georgia | 9 | 2019 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Macedonia | 9 | 2020 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Hungary | 9 | 2020 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Romania | 9 | 2020 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Latvia | 9 | 2018 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Albania | 8 | 2020 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | Belgium | 8 | 2020 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 8 | 2019 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | Denmark | 8 | 2020 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 8 | 2020 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | Moldova | 8 | 2020 | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 7 | 2020 | 13 | 7 |
| 13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 2020 | 13 | 7 |
| 13 | Cyprus | 7 | 2020 | 13 | 7 |
| 13 | Estonia | 7 | 2020 | 13 | 7 |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 7 | 2020 | 13 | 7 |
| 13 | Ireland | 7 | 2020 | 13 | 7 |
| 13 | Poland | 7 | 2020 | 13 | 7 |
| 13 | Slovakia | 7 | 2020 | 13 | 7 |
| 13 | Sweden | 7 | 2020 | 13 | 7 |
| 22 | Germany | 6 | 2020 | 22 | 6 |
| 22 | Armenia | 6 | 2020 | 22 | 6 |
| 22 | Finland | 6 | 2020 | 22 | 6 |
| 22 | Serbia | 6 | 2020 | 22 | 6 |
| 22 | Switzerland | 6 | 2020 | 22 | 6 |
| 22 | Lithuania | 6 | 2020 | 22 | 6 |
| 28 | Spain | 5 | 2020 | 28 | 5 |
| 28 | Norway | 5 | 2020 | 28 | 5 |
| 28 | Croatia | 5 | 2020 | 28 | 5 |
| 31 | France | 4 | 2020 | 31 | 4 |
| 31 | Austria | 4 | 2020 | 31 | 4 |
| 31 | Iceland | 4 | 2020 | 31 | 4 |
| 34 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 2020 | 34 | 3 |
| 34 | Belarus | 3 | 2020 | 34 | 3 |
| 34 | Slovenia | 3 | 2020 | 34 | 3 |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 3 | 2019 | 34 | 3 |
| 38 | Italy | 2 | 2020 | 38 | 2 |
| 38 | Malta | 2 | 2020 | 38 | 2 |
| 38 | Portugal | 2 | 2020 | 38 | 2 |
| 38 | Netherlands | 2 | 2020 | 38 | 2 |
| 38 | Greece | 2 | 2020 | 38 | 2 |
| 43 | San Marino | 1 | 2020 | 43 | 1 |
| 43 | Angola | 1 | 2020 | 43 | 1 |
The strength of legal rights index measures whether certain features that facilitate lending exist within the appliÂcable collateral and bankruptcy laws. The index ranges from 0 to 12 based on the methodology in the Doing Business 15-20 studies.
