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

Seychelles

Capital

Victoria

Area

460 km²

Geography type

Island

Income group

High income

3.900.23

Criminality Score

52nd of 54 African countries

13th of 13 Southern Africa countries

Criminal markets

3.50-0.10

Human trafficking

4.000.00

Human smuggling

3.500.00

Extortion and protection racketeering

1.00 n/a

Arms trafficking

3.500.00

Trade in counterfeit goods

3.00 n/a

Illicit trade in excisable goods

2.00 n/a

Flora crimes

4.000.00

Fauna crimes

4.500.50

Non-renewable resource crimes

1.000.00

Heroin trade

8.000.50

Cocaine trade

4.501.50

Cannabis trade

3.500.50

Synthetic drug trade

3.000.50

Cyber-dependent crimes

2.50 n/a

Financial crimes

4.50 n/a

Criminal actors

4.300.55

Mafia-style groups

2.000.00

Criminal networks

5.000.50

State-embedded actors

5.501.00

Foreign actors

5.001.00

Private sector actors

4.00 n/a

5.210.63

Resilience Score

10th of 54 African countries

4th of 13 Southern Africa countries

Political leadership & governance

5.000.00

Government transparency and accountability

5.500.50

International cooperation

6.500.50

National policies and laws

5.500.00

Judicial system and detention

6.000.00

Law enforcement

5.001.00

Territorial integrity

5.000.50

Anti-money laundering

4.501.50

Economic regulatory capacity

4.501.50

Victim and witness support

4.500.50

Prevention

5.000.00

Non-state actors

5.501.50

5.21 4.30 3.50 5.21 4.30 3.50

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