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Burundi

Southern Africa

Population

173,613,198

Area

5,247,721 km²

GDP total

$515,289.08 million

Countries

Botswana, Comoros, eSwatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

4.44

Criminality Score

5th of 5 African regions

Criminal market

4.05

Human Trafficking

4.08

Human Smuggling

3.12

Arms Trafficking

3.88

Flora Crimes

4.19

Fauna Crimes

5.69

Non-Renewable Resources Crimes

4.46

Heroin Trade

4.88

Cocaine Trade

2.50

Cannabis Trade

4.19

Synthetic Drugs Trade

3.54

Criminal Actors

4.82

Mafia-Style Groups

2.62

Criminal Networks

5.12

State-Embedded Actors

5.65

Foreign Actors

5.88

4.27

State Resilience Score

1st of 5 African regions

Political Leadership and Governance

4.62

Government Transparency and Accountability

4.12

International Cooperation

4.50

National Policies and Laws

5.38

Judicial System and Detention

4.27

Law Enforcement

4.35

Territorial Integrity

4.42

Anti-Money Laundering

4.46

Economic Regulatory Environment

4.31

Victim and Witness Support

2.77

Prevention

2.88

Non-State Actors

5.12

4.27 4.82 4.05 4.27 4.82 4.05

Southern Africa, comprising 13 countries, was found to be the lowest-scoring region in Africa for criminality, with the regional averages for criminality (4.44), criminal markets (4.05) and criminal actors (4.82) the lowest of the five regions.

Just as the region is the best-performing region with regards to criminality, Southern Africa also has the highest average resilience score on the continent.

Burundi

Capital

Gitega

Population

11,175,378

Area

25,680 km²

Landborder Length

1,140 km

GDP total

$3,078.03 million

GDP per capita

$275.43

GINI Index

38.6

4.39

Criminality Score

38th of 54 African countries

8th of 11 Central Africa countries

Criminal market

4.40

Human Trafficking

7.50

Human Smuggling

5.50

Arms Trafficking

7.50

Flora Crimes

1.50

Fauna Crimes

4.00

Non-Renewable Resources Crimes

5.00

Heroin Trade

5.00

Cocaine Trade

1.50

Cannabis Trade

4.00

Synthetic Drugs Trade

2.50

Criminal Actors

4.38

Mafia-Style Groups

1.50

Criminal Networks

3.50

State-Embedded Actors

8.50

Foreign Actors

4.00

1.88

State Resilience Score

51st of 54 African countries

10th of 11 Central Africa countries

Political Leadership and Governance

1.50

Government Transparency and Accountability

1.00

International Cooperation

1.00

National Policies and Laws

2.50

Judicial System and Detention

2.50

Law Enforcement

1.50

Territorial Integrity

3.00

Anti-Money Laundering

3.50

Economic Regulatory Environment

2.00

Victim and Witness Support

1.50

Prevention

1.00

Non-State Actors

1.50

1.88 4.38 4.40 1.88 4.38 4.40

Burundi ranks 38th in the Index, with lower levels of criminality than most African states.

High scores in human trafficking and arms trafficking, along with a strong pervasiveness of criminality in the state apparatus, determine the country's overall ranking. Human smuggling, illicit trade in non-renewable resources and an illicit heroin market all have a moderate impact on society. Burundi ranks 51st for resilience, however, making it one of the weakest countries in the continent for this component, with no area scoring more than 3.5. This indicates that any resilience measures that may be in place against organised crime are at best extremely ineffective.

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The criminal markets score is represented by the pyramid base size and the criminal actors score is represented by the pyramid height, on a scale ranging from 1 to 10. The resilience score is represented by the panel height, which can be identified by the side of the panel.