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West Africa

Population

386,908,402

GDP total

$641,648.86 million

Countries

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

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 & 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

Burkina Faso

Capital

Ouagadougou

Area

274,220 km²

Geography type

Landlocked

Income group

Low income

5.490.51

Criminality Score

21st of 54 African countries

6th of 15 West Africa countries

Criminal markets

5.350.40

Human trafficking

6.001.00

Human smuggling

4.00-1.00

Arms trafficking

8.002.00

Flora crimes

4.000.50

Fauna crimes

6.001.00

Non-renewable resource crimes

8.501.50

Heroin trade

4.000.00

Cocaine trade

4.000.50

Cannabis trade

3.00-1.50

Synthetic drug trade

6.000.00

Criminal actors

5.630.63

Mafia-style groups

3.50-1.00

Criminal networks

6.501.50

State-embedded actors

6.500.00

Foreign actors

6.002.00

3.63-0.25

Resilience Score

28th of 54 African countries

8th of 15 West Africa countries

Political leadership & governance

3.50-0.50

Government transparency and accountability

4.000.00

International cooperation

5.500.00

National policies and laws

5.00-0.50

Judicial system and detention

4.000.50

Law enforcement

3.00-0.50

Territorial integrity

3.00-1.00

Anti-money laundering

3.000.00

Economic regulatory capacity

3.000.00

Victim and witness support

2.500.00

Prevention

2.000.00

Non-state actors

5.00-1.00

3.63 5.63 5.35 3.63 5.63 5.35

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