Government > Procedures to enforce a contract > Number > Per capita: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Number of procedures to enforce a contract are the number of independent actions, mandated by law or courts, that demand interaction between the parties of a contract or between them and the judge or court officer. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palau | 2,128.71 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 2 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,012.54 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 3 | Dominica | 718.28 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 574.08 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 5 | Marshall Islands | 520.02 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 6 | Grenada | 462.33 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 7 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 434.65 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 8 | Sao Tome and Principe | 418.61 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 9 | Seychelles | 338.17 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 10 | Saint Lucia | 307.2 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 11 | Tonga | 292.83 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 12 | Kiribati | 258.58 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 13 | Federated States of Micronesia | 225.26 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 14 | Belize | 171.58 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 15 | Samoa | 161.65 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 155.64 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 119.13 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| 16 | Vanuatu | 111.45 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 102.9 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| 17 | Comoros | 97.78 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 85.49 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| 18 | Maldives | 83.09 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 19 | Cape Verde | 77.17 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 73.8 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 21 | Djibouti | 73.23 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 22 | East Timor | 67.04 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 23 | Suriname | 64.22 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 24 | Bhutan | 52.55 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 25 | Solomon Islands | 51.1 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 26 | Iceland | 46.83 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 27 | Guyana | 39.94 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 28 | Lesotho | 32.42 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 29 | Fiji | 30.46 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 30.44 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| 30 | Mauritius | 29.52 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 31 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28.27 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 32 | Swaziland | 27.53 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.5 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 34 | Gabon | 22.76 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 35 | Kuwait | 20 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 36 | Estonia | 18.64 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 37 | The Gambia | 16.75 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 38 | Oman | 15.63 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 39 | Namibia | 15.12 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 40 | Botswana | 14.79 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 14.32 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| 41 | Panama | 13.7 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 13.32 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| 42 | Mauritania | 12.68 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 43 | Slovenia | 12.52 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 44 | Albania | 12.43 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 45 | Uruguay | 11.77 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 46 | Congo, Republic of the | 11.45 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 47 | Mongolia | 11.22 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 48 | Central African Republic | 10.99 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 10.97 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| 49 | Puerto Rico | 10.95 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 10.28 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 51 | Moldova | 9.63 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 52 | Lebanon | 9.62 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.21 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 54 | Laos | 9.19 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 55 | Latvia | 9.18 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.46 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 57 | Armenia | 7.98 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 7.91 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| 58 | Costa Rica | 7.75 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 59 | Eritrea | 7.71 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 60 | Jordan | 7.7 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 7.69 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| 61 | Paraguay | 7.65 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 7.33 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 63 | Lithuania | 7.07 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 64 | Tajikistan | 6.92 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 65 | New Zealand | 6.79 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 66 | Jamaica | 6.76 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 67 | Singapore | 6.6 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 68 | Burundi | 6 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 5.99 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| 69 | Togo | 5.87 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 70 | El Salvador | 5.86 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 71 | Benin | 5.64 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 5.59 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| 72 | Georgia | 5.41 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 5.27 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| 73 | Chad | 5.21 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 74 | Finland | 5.14 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 5.04 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| 75 | Bolivia | 5.03 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 76 | Slovakia | 5.01 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 77 | Croatia | 4.96 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 78 | Honduras | 4.89 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 79 | Guinea | 4.78 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 4.67 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 4.51 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 4.5 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| 80 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4.45 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 81 | Bulgaria | 4.42 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 82 | Israel | 4.4 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 83 | Ireland | 4.28 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 4.22 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| 84 | Haiti | 4.05 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 3.86 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| 85 | Nicaragua | 3.81 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 3.69 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| 86 | Papua New Guinea | 3.67 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 87 | Cameroon | 3.48 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 3.19 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 89 | Ecuador | 3.06 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 90 | Malawi | 3.04 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 3.02 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 3.02 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 93 | Norway | 3.02 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 94 | Switzerland | 2.96 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 95 | Rwanda | 2.92 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 96 | Belarus | 2.88 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 97 | Angola | 2.87 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 98 | Austria | 2.79 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 99 | Guatemala | 2.79 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 100 | Senegal | 2.77 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 101 | Denmark | 2.76 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 102 | Belgium | 2.58 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 2.52 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 104 | Iraq | 2.43 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 105 | Kazakhstan | 2.42 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 106 | Syria | 2.41 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 107 | Niger | 2.29 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 108 | Hong Kong | 2.28 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 109 | Portugal | 2.27 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 2.23 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| 110 | Cambodia | 2.16 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 111 | Sweden | 2.1 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 112 | Hungary | 2.09 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 113 | Tunisia | 2.07 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 114 | Czech Republic | 2.06 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 115 | Mali | 2.01 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 116 | Chile | 2.01 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 117 | Romania | 2 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 118 | Greece | 1.98 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 119 | Mozambique | 1.89 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 120 | Saudi Arabia | 1.86 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 121 | Sudan | 1.81 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 122 | Zambia | 1.77 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 123 | Yemen | 1.71 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 124 | Madagascar | 1.52 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 125 | Venezuela | 1.52 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 126 | Algeria | 1.47 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 127 | Morocco | 1.38 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 128 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.35 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 129 | Netherlands | 1.34 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 130 | Uzbekistan | 1.32 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 131 | Ghana | 1.29 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 1.28 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| 132 | Peru | 1.23 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 133 | Malaysia | 1.2 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 134 | Poland | 1.08 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| =135 | Nepal | 1.01 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| =135 | Sri Lanka | 1.01 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 137 | Australia | 0.926 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 138 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.859 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 139 | Argentina | 0.844 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 140 | Colombia | 0.812 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 141 | Egypt | 0.729 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 142 | Kenya | 0.711 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 143 | Italy | 0.683 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 144 | Uganda | 0.636 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 145 | Ukraine | 0.601 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 146 | South Korea | 0.599 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 147 | South Africa | 0.549 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 148 | Tanzania | 0.532 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 149 | Spain | 0.528 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 150 | Canada | 0.522 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 151 | Turkey | 0.466 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 152 | Vietnam | 0.44 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 153 | Ethiopia | 0.413 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 154 | Thailand | 0.402 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 155 | Germany | 0.364 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 156 | Mexico | 0.355 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 0.349 per 1 million people | 2006 | |||
| =157 | Bangladesh | 0.346 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| =157 | Pakistan | 0.346 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 159 | France | 0.344 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 160 | Iran | 0.333 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 161 | United Kingdom | 0.315 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 162 | Philippines | 0.296 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 163 | Brazil | 0.223 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 164 | Russia | 0.218 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 165 | Nigeria | 0.159 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 166 | Japan | 0.157 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 167 | Indonesia | 0.152 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 168 | United States | 0.057 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 169 | India | 0.05 per 1 million people | 2006 | ||
| 170 | China | 0.024 per 1 million people | 2006 |