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

0th 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

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

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