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 |
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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 |