Countries With The Best Police Force in Africa

, and Andrew Mwaniki

November 11, 2017 . 12:00 PM

13 min read

The World Internal Security & Police Index (WISPI) is composed of many indicators and a wide range of qualitative and quantitative data intended to rank countries according to states of internal security. The index also measures the ability of police institutions worldwide to render effective security services as well as measuring public's confidence in such services; rates on fear of crime; rates of crime victims and the indicators of police operations and activities.

The Index excludes countries currently suffering from civil conflict, as well as countries with insufficient data coverage.

Rank	Country	Overall Score	Capacity	Process	Legitimacy	Outcomes	Imputed Data
1	Botswana	0.685	0.941	0.656	0.721	0.488	13%
2	Rwanda	0.683	0.876	0.61	0.741	0.553	31%
3	Algeria	0.623	0.968	0.4	0.566	0.647	25%
4	Senegal	0.567	0.655	0.324	0.62	0.691	6%
5	Tunisia	0.554	0.755	0.378	0.447	0.688	13%
6	Egypt	0.542	0.891	0.364	0.343	0.658	13%
7	Burkina Faso	0.514	0.57	0.296	0.583	0.62	19%
8	Ghana	0.499	0.522	0.261	0.545	0.673	13%
9	South Africa	0.494	0.646	0.464	0.418	0.484	6%
10	Morocco	0.492	0.428	0.281	0.504	0.737	0%
11	Mali	0.489	0.524	0.397	0.482	0.56	38%
12	Sudan	0.48	0.746	0.395	0.412	0.433	31%
13	Malawi	0.457	0.282	0.319	0.519	0.663	13%
14	Burundi	0.452	0.597	0.333	0.465	0.448	31%
15	Zimbabwe	0.438	0.705	0.274	0.363	0.479	6%
16	Liberia	0.432	0.596	0.206	0.441	0.526	13%
17	Guinea	0.425	0.331	0.39	0.448	0.507	38%
18	Cote d'Ivoire	0.423	0.5	0.33	0.408	0.474	13%
19	Tanzania	0.418	0.655	0.28	0.478	0.317	13%
20	Madagascar	0.416	0.321	0.28	0.487	0.554	13%
21	Zambia	0.416	0.353	0.371	0.434	0.491	13%
22	Ethiopia	0.4	0.427	0.382	0.423	0.375	19%
23	Sierra Leone	0.397	0.436	0.179	0.382	0.603	0%
24	Cameroon	0.376	0.414	0.195	0.356	0.549	6%
25	Mozambique	0.349	0.534	0.249	0.394	0.265	25%
26	Uganda	0.312	0.224	0.219	0.411	0.372	65
27	Kenya	0.298	0.214	0.18	0.322	0.456	0%
28	DR Congo	0.272	0.44	0.195	0.227	0.268	38%
29	Nigeria	0.255	0.426	0.156	0.264	0.226	0%

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Data complied from: World Internal Security and Police Index (WISPI)

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