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

São Tomé and Príncipe

Capital

São Tomé

Area

960 km²

Geography type

Island

Income group

Lower middle income

1.70-0.08

Criminality Score

54th of 54 African countries

11th of 11 Central Africa countries

Criminal markets

1.70-0.10

Human trafficking

1.500.00

Human smuggling

1.00-0.50

Extortion and protection racketeering

1.00 n/a

Arms trafficking

1.50-0.50

Trade in counterfeit goods

1.50 n/a

Illicit trade in excisable goods

1.50 n/a

Flora crimes

2.500.00

Fauna crimes

2.000.00

Non-renewable resource crimes

1.000.00

Heroin trade

2.000.00

Cocaine trade

2.000.00

Cannabis trade

2.500.00

Synthetic drug trade

1.500.50

Cyber-dependent crimes

1.00 n/a

Financial crimes

3.00 n/a

Criminal actors

1.70-0.05

Mafia-style groups

1.000.00

Criminal networks

1.50-0.50

State-embedded actors

3.001.00

Foreign actors

2.000.00

Private sector actors

1.00 n/a

4.920.00

Resilience Score

13th of 54 African countries

2nd of 11 Central Africa countries

Political leadership & governance

6.000.00

Government transparency and accountability

5.000.00

International cooperation

7.000.00

National policies and laws

7.000.00

Judicial system and detention

6.000.00

Law enforcement

5.000.00

Territorial integrity

5.000.00

Anti-money laundering

3.000.00

Economic regulatory capacity

3.000.00

Victim and witness support

4.000.00

Prevention

3.000.00

Non-state actors

5.000.00

4.92 1.70 1.70 4.92 1.70 1.70

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