Year
Southern Africa
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Southern Africa

Population

186,520,613

GDP total

$535,780.00 million

Countries

Botswana, Comoros, eSwatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

4.830.16

Criminality Score

5th of 5 African regions

Criminal markets

4.570.14

Human trafficking

4.620.08

Human smuggling

4.000.46

Extortion and protection racketeering

3.31 n/a

Arms trafficking

4.420.38

Trade in counterfeit goods

4.27 n/a

Illicit trade in excisable goods

4.46 n/a

Flora crimes

4.690.31

Fauna crimes

5.650.30

Non-renewable resource crimes

5.120.31

Heroin trade

5.270.12

Cocaine trade

4.040.58

Cannabis trade

4.960.42

Synthetic drug trade

4.650.11

Cyber-dependent crimes

3.62 n/a

Financial crimes

5.54 n/a

Criminal actors

5.080.17

Mafia-style groups

3.000.35

Criminal networks

5.850.35

State-embedded actors

6.380.42

Foreign actors

5.880.34

Private sector actors

4.31 n/a

4.220.04

Resilience Score

2nd of 5 African regions

Political leadership & governance

4.15-0.08

Government transparency and accountability

3.85-0.03

International cooperation

5.580.31

National policies and laws

5.12-0.03

Judicial system and detention

4.04-0.04

Law enforcement

3.69-0.04

Territorial integrity

4.190.07

Anti-money laundering

4.540.12

Economic regulatory capacity

4.230.19

Victim and witness support

3.19-0.04

Prevention

3.730.15

Non-state actors

4.31-0.15

4.22 5.08 4.57 4.22 5.08 4.57

Benin

Capital

Porto Novo

Area

114,760 km²

Geography type

Coastal

Income group

Lower middle income

5.320.07

Criminality Score

26th of 54 African countries

9th of 15 West Africa countries

Criminal markets

5.430.18

Human trafficking

6.500.50

Human smuggling

4.000.00

Extortion and protection racketeering

4.00 n/a

Arms trafficking

6.000.50

Trade in counterfeit goods

7.00 n/a

Illicit trade in excisable goods

5.00 n/a

Flora crimes

6.000.00

Fauna crimes

5.00-0.50

Non-renewable resource crimes

5.000.00

Heroin trade

4.500.00

Cocaine trade

7.001.00

Cannabis trade

5.001.00

Synthetic drug trade

6.000.00

Cyber-dependent crimes

4.50 n/a

Financial crimes

6.00 n/a

Criminal actors

5.20-0.05

Mafia-style groups

2.001.00

Criminal networks

5.50-0.50

State-embedded actors

6.000.00

Foreign actors

8.000.00

Private sector actors

4.50 n/a

3.50-0.04

Resilience Score

29th of 54 African countries

9th of 15 West Africa countries

Political leadership & governance

3.50-0.50

Government transparency and accountability

4.00-0.50

International cooperation

4.500.50

National policies and laws

3.000.00

Judicial system and detention

3.000.00

Law enforcement

4.000.00

Territorial integrity

3.00-0.50

Anti-money laundering

4.001.00

Economic regulatory capacity

4.000.00

Victim and witness support

3.000.00

Prevention

2.000.00

Non-state actors

4.00-0.50

3.50 5.20 5.43 3.50 5.20 5.43

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