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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

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Capital

Kinshasa

Area

2,344,860 km²

Geography type

Coastal

Income group

Low income

7.35-0.40

Criminality Score

1st of 54 African countries

1st of 11 Central Africa countries

Criminal markets

6.20-0.30

Human trafficking

7.500.50

Human smuggling

5.500.00

Extortion and protection racketeering

7.50 n/a

Arms trafficking

9.000.00

Trade in counterfeit goods

6.00 n/a

Illicit trade in excisable goods

4.00 n/a

Flora crimes

9.000.50

Fauna crimes

8.000.00

Non-renewable resource crimes

9.500.50

Heroin trade

4.000.00

Cocaine trade

4.00-0.50

Cannabis trade

7.000.00

Synthetic drug trade

2.500.00

Cyber-dependent crimes

2.50 n/a

Financial crimes

7.00 n/a

Criminal actors

8.50-0.50

Mafia-style groups

9.000.00

Criminal networks

9.000.00

State-embedded actors

9.000.00

Foreign actors

9.000.00

Private sector actors

6.50 n/a

2.380.08

Resilience Score

45th of 54 African countries

8th of 11 Central Africa countries

Political leadership & governance

1.000.00

Government transparency and accountability

1.500.50

International cooperation

4.000.00

National policies and laws

3.000.00

Judicial system and detention

2.500.00

Law enforcement

1.500.00

Territorial integrity

2.000.00

Anti-money laundering

2.500.50

Economic regulatory capacity

1.500.00

Victim and witness support

2.000.00

Prevention

2.000.00

Non-state actors

5.000.00

2.38 8.50 6.20 2.38 8.50 6.20

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