Countries according to the Fragile States Index

This is a list of countries by order of appearance in the Fragile States Index (formerly the Failed States Index) of the United States

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. A fragile

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has several attributes. Common indicators include a state whose

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is so weak or ineffective that it has little practical control over much of its territory; non-provision of

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; widespread corruption and criminality; refugees and involuntary movement of populations; and sharp economic decline. Since 2005, the index has been published annually by the Fund for Peace and the magazine ''

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''. The list has been cited by journalists and academics in making broad comparative points about countries or regions. The report uses 12 factors to determine the rating for each nation, including security threats, economic implosion,

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violations and refugee flows.

Indicators of a fragile state

Fund For Peace ranks (between 0 and 10) the following factors to determine the overall status of a country on the index. *Cohesion **Security apparatus **Factionalized elites **Group grievance *Economic **Economic decline and poverty **Uneven development **Human flight and brain drain *Political **State legitimacy **Public services **Human rights and rule of law *Social **Demographic pressures **Refugees and internally displaced persons *Cross-cutting **External intervention

Fragile States Index 2022

The table below shows the FSI for 2022, with comparisons of each country's current score to previous years' indices. A higher score (with a maximum of 120) indicates a weaker, more vulnerable, or more fragile situation in the country.

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