Year
Southern Africa
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Southern Africa

Population

186,520,613

GDP total

$535,780.00 million

Countries

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

4.830.16

Criminality Score

5th of 5 African regions

Criminal markets

4.570.14

Human trafficking

4.620.08

Human smuggling

4.000.46

Extortion and protection racketeering

3.31 n/a

Arms trafficking

4.420.38

Trade in counterfeit goods

4.27 n/a

Illicit trade in excisable goods

4.46 n/a

Flora crimes

4.690.31

Fauna crimes

5.650.30

Non-renewable resource crimes

5.120.31

Heroin trade

5.270.12

Cocaine trade

4.040.58

Cannabis trade

4.960.42

Synthetic drug trade

4.650.11

Cyber-dependent crimes

3.62 n/a

Financial crimes

5.54 n/a

Criminal actors

5.080.17

Mafia-style groups

3.000.35

Criminal networks

5.850.35

State-embedded actors

6.380.42

Foreign actors

5.880.34

Private sector actors

4.31 n/a

4.220.04

Resilience Score

2nd of 5 African regions

Political leadership & governance

4.15-0.08

Government transparency and accountability

3.85-0.03

International cooperation

5.580.31

National policies and laws

5.12-0.03

Judicial system and detention

4.04-0.04

Law enforcement

3.69-0.04

Territorial integrity

4.190.07

Anti-money laundering

4.540.12

Economic regulatory capacity

4.230.19

Victim and witness support

3.19-0.04

Prevention

3.730.15

Non-state actors

4.31-0.15

4.22 5.08 4.57 4.22 5.08 4.57

Ghana

Capital

Accra

Area

238,540 km²

Geography type

Coastal

Income group

Lower middle income

5.80-0.21

Criminality Score

17th of 54 African countries

5th of 15 West Africa countries

Criminal markets

6.00-0.15

Human trafficking

7.000.50

Human smuggling

5.500.50

Extortion and protection racketeering

3.50 n/a

Arms trafficking

6.001.00

Trade in counterfeit goods

5.00 n/a

Illicit trade in excisable goods

4.50 n/a

Flora crimes

7.000.50

Fauna crimes

6.500.50

Non-renewable resource crimes

7.500.00

Heroin trade

6.000.00

Cocaine trade

6.500.00

Cannabis trade

6.000.50

Synthetic drug trade

7.000.00

Cyber-dependent crimes

6.00 n/a

Financial crimes

6.00 n/a

Criminal actors

5.60-0.28

Mafia-style groups

3.000.00

Criminal networks

6.500.00

State-embedded actors

7.500.00

Foreign actors

6.500.00

Private sector actors

4.50 n/a

5.460.08

Resilience Score

7th of 54 African countries

4th of 15 West Africa countries

Political leadership & governance

6.000.50

Government transparency and accountability

5.500.00

International cooperation

6.500.00

National policies and laws

5.000.00

Judicial system and detention

5.000.00

Law enforcement

4.500.00

Territorial integrity

6.000.00

Anti-money laundering

6.000.00

Economic regulatory capacity

6.500.50

Victim and witness support

3.500.00

Prevention

4.000.00

Non-state actors

7.000.00

5.46 5.60 6.00 5.46 5.60 6.00

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