Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total adult population, by sex (%) by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
95.0%
Romania
Lowest
37.4%
Colombia
Median
72.8%
Years covered
12
2011–2022
Data points
303
What the numbers show
Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total adult population, by sex (%) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 95.0% in Romania; the lowest is 37.4% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 72.8%, and the mean is 72.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 7.0%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (down 27.1%).
Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 95.0% | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 2 | Slovakia | 92.7% | 2022 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 3 | Croatia | 91.0% | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 4 | Hungary | 90.2% | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 88.6% | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 6 | Poland | 86.8% | 2022 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 85.4% | 2022 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 8 | Latvia | 82.9% | 2022 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 9 | Japan | 82.5% | 2021 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 10 | Malta | 81.9% | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 11 | Estonia | 81.7% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 12 | Norway | 79.8% | 2020 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 13 | Portugal | 77.5% | 2022 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 14 | Czechia | 77.1% | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 15 | Spain | 76.4% | 2022 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 16 | Canada | 75.6% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 17 | Slovenia | 75.4% | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 18 | Italy | 74.3% | 2022 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 73.9% | 2022 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 20 | Greece | 72.8% | 2022 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 21 | Belgium | 72.7% | 2022 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 72.2% | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 23 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 70.8% | 2021 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 23 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 70.8% | 2021 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 25 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 70.5% | 2022 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 26 | Ireland | 70.4% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 27 | Cyprus | 69.6% | 2022 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 28 | Finland | 69.5% | 2022 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 29 | United States of America | 68.3% | 2021 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 30 | Australia | 65.8% | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 31 | France | 63.4% | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 32 | Sweden | 63.1% | 2022 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 33 | Türkiye | 59.9% | 2020 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 33 | Türkiye | 59.9% | 2020 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 35 | Denmark | 59.1% | 2022 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 36 | Austria | 51.8% | 2022 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 37 | Germany | 47.0% | 2022 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 38 | Switzerland | 42.1% | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 39 | Colombia | 37.4% | 2022 | down 12.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 68.3%