Year
West Africa
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West Africa

Population

413,923,960

GDP total

$724,704.23 million

Countries

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.

5.44-0.03

Criminality Score

2nd of 5 African regions

Criminal markets

5.400.01

Human trafficking

6.330.16

Human smuggling

4.700.27

Extortion and protection racketeering

4.17 n/a

Arms trafficking

5.700.20

Trade in counterfeit goods

6.00 n/a

Illicit trade in excisable goods

4.90 n/a

Flora crimes

5.630.13

Fauna crimes

5.830.16

Non-renewable resource crimes

5.930.13

Heroin trade

3.970.07

Cocaine trade

6.470.47

Cannabis trade

6.170.30

Synthetic drug trade

5.300.23

Cyber-dependent crimes

4.20 n/a

Financial crimes

5.73 n/a

Criminal actors

5.49-0.06

Mafia-style groups

2.770.20

Criminal networks

6.630.20

State-embedded actors

6.930.03

Foreign actors

6.400.10

Private sector actors

4.70 n/a

4.280.22

Resilience Score

1st of 5 African regions

Political leadership & governance

4.230.26

Government transparency and accountability

4.100.20

International cooperation

5.430.30

National policies and laws

4.770.37

Judicial system and detention

4.070.14

Law enforcement

4.300.10

Territorial integrity

4.370.04

Anti-money laundering

4.230.36

Economic regulatory capacity

4.200.13

Victim and witness support

3.170.34

Prevention

3.600.43

Non-state actors

4.900.03

4.28 5.49 5.40 4.28 5.49 5.40

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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