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The Fragile States Index is a report released by the Fund for Peace and the magazine, Foreign Policy. This report has been released annually since 2005. The primary purpose of this report is to assess the vulnerability of sovereign states throughout the nation. All sovereign states that are members of the United Nations are included in the report when enough data is available with the exception of Taiwan, Kosovo, Western Sahara, Northern Cyprus, and the Palestinian Territories.

The report uses indicators across four categories to determine if a state is vulnerable to conflict or collapse. The categories that are assessed include: Cohesion, Economic, Political, and Social. There are 12 different indicators used to determine the vulnerability of the states. These factors include human rights, public services, demographic pressures, refugees and internally displaced persons, and security. The higher a state is ranked on the list, the more vulnerable it is. According to the 2018 Fragile States Index, South Sudan was the most vulnerable with a score of 113.4. Not far behind was the state of Somalia with a score of 113.2. The third most vulnerable state on the index was Yemen was a score of 112.7.

From the 2018 Index, the top 10 most vulnerable states included:

Country
Fragile States Index 2023
Somalia111.9
Yemen108.9
South Sudan108.5
DR Congo107.2
Syria107.1
Afghanistan106.6
Sudan106.2
Central African Republic105.7
Chad104.6
Haiti102.9

On the flip side, states with the lowest scores were found to be the most vulnerable and less at-risk for conflict or collapse. The top state based on the 2018 Index was Finland with a score of 17.9. Norway came in second place with a score of 18.3, while Switzerland came in next with a score of 19.2.

The states that appear at the bottom of the Index of 2018 and thus are less vulnerable to conflict or collapse include:

Country
Fragile States Index 2023
Norway14.5
Iceland15.7
Finland16
New Zealand16.7
Switzerland17.8
Denmark17.9
Canada18.9
Ireland19.5
Luxembourg19.5
Sweden20.6
- The Fragile States Index tracks twelve key political, social and economic indicators and more than 100 sub-indicators to determine the overall degree of stability and fragility in a country. Lower scores indicate greater stability and are preferable.
- According to the Fund for Peace, fragile states may display a wide range of characteristics, including the following:
- The loss of physical control of its territory or a monopoly on the legitimate use of force
- The erosion of legitimate authority to make collective decisions
- An inability to provide reasonable public services
- The inability to interact with other states as a full member of the international community

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Country
Fragile States Index 2023
Fragile States Index 2019
Somalia111.9112.3
Yemen108.9113.5
South Sudan108.5112.2
DR Congo107.2110.2
Syria107.1111.5
Afghanistan106.6105
Sudan106.2108
Central African Republic105.7108.9
Chad104.6108.5
Haiti102.999.3
Ethiopia100.494.2
Myanmar100.294.3
Mali99.594.5
Guinea98.599.4
Nigeria9898.5
Zimbabwe96.999.5
Libya96.192.2
Ukraine95.971
Eritrea94.596.4
Burundi94.298.2
Mozambique9488.7
Cameroon9497
Burkina Faso9483.9
Niger93.496.2
Lebanon91.885
Uganda91.595.3
Iraq91.499.1
Republic of the Congo90.792.5
Venezuela90.589.3
Sri Lanka90.384
Pakistan89.994.2
Guinea Bissau89.995.5
Liberia88.990.2
Palestine87.9
Kenya87.893.5
Ivory Coast87.192.1
North Korea8792.7
Mauritania8790.1
Angola86.987.8
Iran85.483
Bangladesh85.287.7
Equatorial Guinea84.482.6
Malawi83.283.3
Rwanda82.387.5
Djibouti82.285.1
Comoros82.281.7
Togo82.187.4
Zambia81.885.7
Madagascar81.780.9
Egypt81.688.4
Sierra Leone81.486.8
Turkey81.280.3
Russia80.774.7
Cambodia80.382.5
Nepal80.284.7
Honduras79.677.8
Solomon Islands79.681.9
Eswatini79.185.3
Colombia78.175.7
Papua New Guinea78.183.1
Philippines77.883.1
Nicaragua77.778.1
Timor Leste77.585.5
Guatemala77.381.4
Tanzania76.680.1
Lesotho76.379.7
Gambia76.183.9
Jordan75.775.9
Kyrgyzstan75.676.2
Laos74.778.7
Brazil74.571.8
Tajikistan74.277.7
India74.174.4
Benin73.373.6
Peru73.168.2
Azerbaijan72.773.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina72.371.3
South Africa7271.1
Georgia71.972
Senegal71.577.2
Bolivia70.772.9
Fiji70.271.7
Algeria7075.4
Belarus69.968.2
Mexico69.869.7
Sao Tome and Principe69.771.1
Ecuador69.471.2
El Salvador69.369.8
Micronesia69.373
Morocco68.273.9
Thailand6873.1
Serbia67.968
Armenia67.566.7
Moldova67.467.1
Uzbekistan66.875.7
Tunisia66.470.1
Bhutan66.472
Indonesia65.670.4
Gabon65.570.5
Saudi Arabia65.370.4
China65.171.1
Bahrain65.163.8
Samoa65.164.2
Turkmenistan64.571.4
Paraguay63.767
Maldives62.969.8
Ghana62.365.9
Jamaica61.961.2
Guyana61.668.2
Dominican Republic60.866.2
Kazakhstan60.661.6
Namibia60.366.4
North Macedonia60.3
Cape Verde60.166.6
Belize59.862.5
Suriname59.761.9
Cuba59.560.8
Vietnam58.366.1
Montenegro5855.3
Cyprus5757.8
Albania56.858.9
Botswana55.359.5
Greece55.153.9
Malaysia5560.5
Brunei54.757.5
Antigua and Barbuda53.854.4
Grenada53.757.6
Seychelles53.355.2
Romania5347.8
Trinidad and Tobago52.953
Bulgaria51.850.6
Mongolia51.354.1
Kuwait51.253.2
Bahamas49.248.8
Oman48.750
Panama48.747
Croatia48.747.5
Argentina46.446
Barbados45.448
United States45.338
Poland45.242.8
Israel44.176.5
Spain43.540.7
Latvia43.343.9
Italy42.643.8
Chile42.238.9
United Kingdom41.936.7
Qatar40.545.4
Costa Rica40.442
Czech Republic40.237.6
Lithuania39.438.1
Estonia38.640.8
Mauritius3838.9
Slovakia37.840.5
United Arab Emirates3740.1
Uruguay34.434
Malta3334.5
South Korea31.533.7
Belgium31.428.6
Japan30.534.3
France28.832
Slovenia27.328
Portugal25.725.3
Singapore25.528.1
Germany24.624.7
Austria24.425
Australia2219.7
Netherlands2124.8
Sweden20.620.3
Ireland19.520.6
Luxembourg19.520.4
Canada18.920
Denmark17.919.5
Switzerland17.818.7
New Zealand16.720.1
Finland1616.9
Iceland15.719.8
Norway14.518
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What are the world's most fragile states?

According to the Fund for Peace's Fragility States Index, the world's most fragile states are Somalia, Yemen, South Sudan, DR Congo, Syria, Afghanistan, Sudan, Central African Republic, Chad and Haiti

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