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South Korea ranked 36th among 115 countries around the world in a recent survey on the protection of property rights, gaining 6.2 points out of 10, the Center for Free Enterprise (CEF) said Tuesday.
According to the organization, the country was 36th in the 2008 International Property Rights Index, made by the Washington-based Property Rights Alliance (PRA) for the protection of both physical and intellectual property rights. CFE is one of 42 global partners of the PRA.
Finland topped the list with 8.6 points, followed by Norway, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands _ all in second place with 8.3 points. South Korea’s 6.2 was above the 5.5 international average.
jinryu@koreatimes.co.kr
