Overview
Democratic Republic of Congo is located in Central Africa and a member of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), East African Community (EAC), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) Economic Region. When assessing its wildlife economy, Democratic Republic of Congo has a Wildlife Economy Investment Index Score of 42.31 ranking 40th out of 53 African countries and 14th of 21 African Countries within the COMESA Economic Region, the 6th out of 7 African Countries within the EAC Economic Region, the 6th out of 10 counties within the ECCAS and the 13th out of 16 African Countries within the SADC Economic Region
In terms of its wildlife status, DRC has a wildlife status sub-index score of 47.27, ranking 10th out of 54 African countries and an investment enabling environment sub-index score of 37.35, ranking 45th out of 53 African countries.
To conduct a comparative analysis of Democratic Republic of Congo against another African country, refer to the WEII dashboard.
OVERALL
WEII SCORE
WILDLIFE
STATUS SUBINDEX
INVESTMENT
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT SUBINDEX
Category Ranks & Scores
The Wildlife Economy Investment Index is divided into five categories: Wildlife Management, Public Sector Capacity, Ease of Doing Business, Investment Safety, and Wildlife Assets (0=lowest to 100=best).
Sub-category Ranks & Scores
The Wildlife Economy Investment Index is divided into 18 sub-categories, each rated on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 100 (best) which are Wildlife management effectiveness, Protected Areas, Infrastructures, Security and stability, Access to finances, Wildlife legal framework, Key Biodiversity Areas, Property rights, Business operations, Rule of law, Endemic species, Access to markets, Labor market, Corruption, Social inclusion, Money growth, Species richness, and Ecological habitats.
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