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Failed States according to the "Failed States Index 2010" of Foreign Policy
  Alert
  Warning
  No Information / Dependent Territory
  Moderate
  Sustainable

This is a list of countries by order of appearance in the Failed States Index of the United States think-tank Fund For Peace. A failed state has several attributes. Common indicators include a state whose central government is so weak or ineffective that it has little practical control over much of its territory; non-provision of public services; widespread corruption and criminality; refugees and involuntary movement of populations; sharp economic decline. Since 2005, the index has been published annually by the Fund for Peace and the magazine Foreign Policy.[1]

Change in rank from 2010 is shown in parentheses and the three table headings correspond to those used by the Fund for Peace and Foreign Policy magazine. This is the current list for 2011.[2]

The report uses 12 factors to determine the rating for each nation including security threats, economic implosion, human rights violations and refugee flows.[3]

Indicators of a failed state

12 factors are used by Fund For Peace to ascertain the status of a country.[4]

Social

  • Mounting demographic pressures.
  • Massive displacement of refugees, creating severe humanitarian emergencies.
  • Widespread vengeance-seeking group grievance.
  • Chronic and sustained human flight.
  • Slum creation in poor arenas.

Economic

  • Uneven economic development along group lines.
  • Severe economic decline.

Political

  • Criminalization and/or delegitimization of the state.
  • Deterioration of public services.
  • Suspension or arbitrary application of law; widespread human rights abuses.
  • Security apparatus operating as a "state within a state".
  • Rise of factionalized elites.
  • Intervention of external political agents.

2011

Alert

Warning

Moderate

Sustainable

Previous

2009

Failed States according to the "Failed States Index 2009" of Foreign Policy
  Alert
  Warning
  No Information / Dependent Territory
  Moderate
  Sustainable

2008

Failed States according to the "Failed States Index 2008" of Foreign Policy
  Alert
  Warning
  No Information / Dependent Territory
  Moderate
  Sustainable

2007

Failed States according to the "Failed States Index 2007" of Foreign Policy
  Alert
  Warning
  No Information / Dependent Territory
  Moderate
  Sustainable

2006

Failed States according to the "Failed States Index 2006" of Foreign Policy
  Alert
  Warning
  No Information / Dependent Territory
  Moderate
  Sustainable

2005

Failed States according to the "Failed States Index 2005" of Foreign Policy
  Alert
  Warning
  Moderate / Sustainable / No Information / Dependent Territory

References

  1. ^ "Failed States FAQ Number 6". the Fund for Peace. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
  2. ^ Failed States List 2011 The Fund for Peace. Retrieved on 2011-06-24.
  3. ^ Al Jazeera - Somalia tops 'failed states index'
  4. ^ Failed States List 2011 The Fund for Peace. Retrieved on 2011-06-24

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