Year
West Africa
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5.470.18

Criminality Score

2nd of 5 African regions

Criminal markets

5.390.17

Human trafficking

6.170.64

Human smuggling

4.430.20

Arms trafficking

5.500.27

Flora crimes

5.50-0.23

Fauna crimes

5.670.14

Non-renewable resource crimes

5.80-0.20

Heroin trade

3.90-0.33

Cocaine trade

6.000.80

Cannabis trade

5.870.17

Synthetic drug trade

5.070.27

Criminal actors

5.550.20

Mafia-style groups

2.570.14

Criminal networks

6.430.03

State-embedded actors

6.900.17

Foreign actors

6.300.47

4.06-0.20

Resilience Score

2nd of 5 African regions

Political leadership and governance

3.97-0.36

Government transparency and accountability

3.90-0.10

International cooperation

5.13-0.20

National policies and laws

4.40-0.43

Judicial system and detention

3.93-0.07

Law enforcement

4.20-0.30

Territorial integrity

4.33-0.10

Anti-money laundering

3.87-0.33

Economic regulatory capacity

4.07-0.16

Victim and witness support

2.830.10

Prevention

3.170.07

Non-state actors

4.87-0.53

4.06 5.55 5.39 4.06 5.55 5.39

Benin

Capital

Porto Novo

Population

11,801,151

Area

114,760 km²

Geography type

Coastal

Gross domestic product (GDP)

USD 14,390.71 million

GDP per capita

$ 1,219.00

5.250.43

Criminality Score

26th of 54 African countries

10th of 15 West Africa countries

Criminal markets

5.250.10

Human trafficking

6.001.00

Human smuggling

4.000.50

Arms trafficking

5.502.50

Flora crimes

6.00-1.00

Fauna crimes

5.500.00

Non-renewable resource crimes

5.00-2.00

Heroin trade

4.50-0.50

Cocaine trade

6.001.00

Cannabis trade

4.000.50

Synthetic drug trade

6.00-1.00

Criminal actors

5.250.75

Mafia-style groups

1.000.00

Criminal networks

6.00-0.50

State-embedded actors

6.001.50

Foreign actors

8.002.00

3.54-0.79

Resilience Score

29th of 54 African countries

9th of 15 West Africa countries

Political leadership and governance

4.00-2.00

Government transparency and accountability

4.500.50

International cooperation

4.00-1.00

National policies and laws

3.00-1.00

Judicial system and detention

3.000.00

Law enforcement

4.000.00

Territorial integrity

3.50-0.50

Anti-money laundering

3.00-2.50

Economic regulatory capacity

4.000.00

Victim and witness support

3.000.00

Prevention

2.00-0.50

Non-state actors

4.50-2.50

3.54 5.25 5.25 3.54 5.25 5.25

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