Malaysia placed 26th out of 128 nations in this year’s International Property Rights Index (IPRI), the biennial index that measures countries’ protection of physical and intellectual rights.
Malaysia’s score in the index rose 0.2 from the previous edition to 6.8 in the current, its highest recorded. The latest score puts Malaysia seventh within the Asia and Oceania region.
Malaysia’s score in the first area is now 6.1 or 0.3 better than previously; it also scored 6.6 in Judicial Independence, 6.3 in Rule of Law, 5.7 in Political Stability, and 6.0 in Control of Corruption.
