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This is a list of countries by order of appearance in the Fragile States Index (formerly the Failed States Index) of the United States think tank Fund for Peace.

A fragile 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; and sharp economic decline.[1] Since 2005, the index has been published annually by the Fund for Peace and the magazine Foreign Policy. The list has been cited by journalists and academics in making broad comparative points about countries or regions.[2][3]

This is the list for 2019,[4] with comparisons of each country's current score to previous years' indices.

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

Indicators of a fragile state

The following factors are used by Fund For Peace to ascertain the status of a country.[5]

Social

  • Mounting demographic pressures and tribal, ethnic and/or religious conflicts.
  • Massive internal and external displacement of refugees, creating severe humanitarian emergencies.
  • Widespread vengeance-seeking group grievances.
  • Chronic and sustained human flight.

Economic

Political

  • Delegitimization of the state.
  • Deterioration of public services.
  • Suspension or arbitrary application of law; widespread human rights abuses.
  • Security forces operating as a "state within a state" often with impunity.
  • Rise of factionalized elites.
  • Intervention of external political agents and foreign states.

Fragile States Index 2013-19

Very High Alert

Rank Country 2019 score[4] Change from 2018[6] Change from 2017[7] Change from 2016[8] Change from 2015[9] Change from 2014

[10]

Change from 2013[11]
1  Yemen 113.5 Negative increase 0.8 Negative increase 1.6 Negative increase 1.2 Negative increase 4.6 Negative increase 7.3 Negative increase 5.7
2  Somalia 112.3 Positive decrease 0.9 Positive decrease 0.2 Positive decrease 0.8 Positive decrease 0.8 Negative increase 0.6 Positive decrease 0.7
3  South Sudan 112.2 Positive decrease 1.2 Positive decrease 0.5 Positive decrease 0.4 Positive decrease 1.1 Negative increase 0.5 Negative increase 2.8
4  Syria 111.5 Negative increase 0.1 Negative increase 0.8 Negative increase 0.6 Negative increase 3.5 Negative increase 9.8 Negative increase 14.0
5  Democratic Republic of the Congo 110.2 Positive decrease 0.5 Negative increase 0.7 Negative increase 0.7 Negative increase 1.0 Negative increase 0.5 Positive decrease 1.2

High Alert

Rank Country 2019 score Change from 2018 Change from 2017 Change from 2016 Change from 2015 Change from 2014 Change from 2013
6  Central African Republic 108.9 Positive decrease 2.2 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 1.0 Positive decrease 0.8 Negative increase 0.5 Negative increase 5.8
7  Chad 108.5 Negative increase 0.2 Positive decrease 1.1 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 0.1 Positive decrease 0.4 Positive decrease 0.7
8  Sudan 108.0 Positive decrease 0.7 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 2.8 Positive decrease 2.1 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 2.3
9  Afghanistan 105.0 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 0.7 Positive decrease 1.3 Positive decrease 1.3 Negative increase 0.1 Positive decrease 0.1

Alert

Rank Country 2019 score Change from 2018 Change from 2017 Change from 2016 Change from 2015 Change from 2014 Change from 2013
10  Zimbabwe 99.5 Positive decrease 2.8 Negative increase 0.7 Negative increase 1.8 Negative increase 2.3 Positive decrease 0.5 Positive decrease 2.9
11  Guinea 99.4 Positive decrease 2.2 Positive decrease 0.8 Positive decrease 2.2 Positive decrease 3.3 Positive decrease 1.1 Negative increase 0.3
12  Haiti 99.3 Positive decrease 2.7 Positive decrease 3.3 Positive decrease 3.1 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 3.8
13  Iraq 99.1 Positive decrease 3.1 Positive decrease 3.2 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 2.3 Steady 0.0 Positive decrease 1.7
14  Nigeria 98.5 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 3.6 Positive decrease 2.5 Negative increase 0.2 Positive decrease 0.8
15  Burundi 98.2 Negative increase 0.8 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 3.3 Positive decrease 0.7 Negative increase 0.3 Positive decrease 0.2
16  Cameroon 97.0 Negative increase 1.7 Positive decrease 0.3 Positive decrease 2.5 Negative increase 1.0 Negative increase 2.2 Negative increase 1.8
17  Eritrea 96.4 Positive decrease 0.8 Positive decrease 0.9 Positive decrease 1.4 Negative increase 0.3 Negative increase 1.7 Negative increase 2.2
18  Niger 96.2 Steady 0.0 Positive decrease 1.2 Positive decrease 2.2 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 2.8
19  Guinea-Bissau 95.5 Positive decrease 2.6 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 3.0
20  Uganda 95.3 Negative increase 0.2 Positive decrease 0.9 Positive decrease 2.6 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 0.9 Positive decrease 1.5
21  Mali 94.1 Negative increase 1.0 Negative increase 0.7 Positive decrease 1.6 Negative increase 0.5 Negative increase 3.8 Negative increase 4.3
22  Myanmar 94.3 Positive decrease 1.8 Negative increase 0.4 Positive decrease 0.2 Negative increase 1.4 Negative increase 1.8 Negative increase 1.5
23  Ethiopia 94.2 Positive decrease 5.4 Positive decrease 1.5 Negative increase 2.4 Negative increase 2.1 Negative increase 1.7 Negative increase 0.7
23  Pakistan 94.2 Positive decrease 2.1 Positive decrease 2.6 Positive decrease 5.4 Positive decrease 6.6 Positive decrease 6.7 Positive decrease 6.6
25  Kenya 93.5 Positive decrease 3.8 Negative increase 1.0 Positive decrease 0.9 Steady 0.0 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 2.2
26  North Korea 92.7 Positive decrease 0.5 Positive decrease 0.1 Positive decrease 0.7 Positive decrease 0.6 Positive decrease 0.8 Positive decrease 1.9
27  Republic of the Congo 92.5 Positive decrease 0.6 Positive decrease 0.3 Negative increase 0.9 Negative increase 2.3 Negative increase 3.5 Negative increase 3.1
28  Libya 92.2 Positive decrease 2.4 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 0.7 Negative increase 6.8 Negative increase 10.1
29  Cote d'Ivoire 92.1 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 3.3 Positive decrease 5.4 Positive decrease 7.1 Positive decrease 8.9
30  Liberia 90.2 Positive decrease 2.7 Positive decrease 1.2 Positive decrease 2.9 Positive decrease 4.7 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 2.5
31  Mauritania 90.1 Positive decrease 2.1 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 3.2 Positive decrease 2.7 Positive decrease 0.8 Negative increase 0.5

High Warning

Rank Country 2019 score[4] Change from 2018 Change from 2017 Change from 2016 Change from 2015 Change from 2014 Change from 2013
32  Venezuela 89.3 Negative increase 3.1 Negative increase 3.3 Negative increase 4.6 Negative increase 7.6 Negative increase 9.5 Negative increase 10.9
33  Mozambique 88.7 Steady 0.0 Positive decrease 0.3 Negative increase 0.9 Negative increase 1.8 Negative increase 2.8 Negative increase 5.9
34  Egypt 88.4 Positive decrease 0.3 Positive decrease 1.1 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 1.3 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 1.9
35  Angola 87.8 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 1.1 Negative increase 1.3 Negative increase 2.0 Negative increase 2.3
36  Bangladesh 87.3 Positive decrease 2.6 Negative increase 1.2 Positive decrease 0.4 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 2.2
37  Rwanda 87.5 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 2.0 Positive decrease 0.9 Positive decrease 1.2 Steady 0.0
38  Togo 87.4 Negative increase 2.3 Negative increase 1.3 Positive decrease 0.6 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 2.6 Positive decrease 2.6
39  Sierra Leone 86.8 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 0.2 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 2.8 Positive decrease 0.8 Positive decrease 2.
40  Zambia 85.7 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 0.6 Negative increase 0.9 Negative increase 2.0 Negative increase 1.0 Negative increase 0.6
41  Timor-Leste 85.5 Positive decrease 2.8 Positive decrease 2.2 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 2.7 Positive decrease 3.2
42  Eswatini (Swaziland) 85.3 Positive decrease 2.2 Positive decrease 1.3 Positive decrease 0.1 Negative increase 1.2 Negative increase 1.7 Negative increase 1.9
43  Djibouti 85.1 Positive decrease 2.0 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 2.6 Positive decrease 1.0 Steady Negative increase 1.6
44  Lebanon 85.0 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 2.8 Positive decrease 1.3 Positive decrease 0.1 Negative increase 0.5
45    Nepal 84.7 Positive decrease 3.2 Positive decrease 3.1 Positive decrease 3.3 Positive decrease 2.6 Positive decrease 3.1 Positive decrease 3.9
46  Sri Lanka 84.0 Positive decrease 0.9 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 2.8 Positive decrease 5.7 Positive decrease 7.7 Positive decrease 8.0
47  Burkina Faso 83.9 Positive decrease 2.6 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 2.9 Positive decrease 2.7 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 3.7
47  Gambia 83.9 Positive decrease 3.2 Positive decrease 2.3 Negative increase 0.3 Negative increase 1.7 Negative increase 4.0 Negative increase 5.3
49  Malawi 83.3 Positive decrease 2.2 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 2.1 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 3.6 Positive decrease 3.7
50  Papua New Guinea 83.1 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 1.4 Negative increase 1.4 Negative increase 0.7 Positive decrease 0.1
50  Philippines 83.1 Positive decrease 2.4 Negative increase 1.1 Negative increase 0.8 Positive decrease 0.8 Negative increase 0.2 Negative increase 2.7
52  Iran 83.0 Positive decrease 1.3 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 2.6 Positive decrease 2.9 Positive decrease 2.9 Positive decrease 5.4
53  Equatorial Guinea 82.6 Positive decrease 0.8 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 2.7
54  Cambodia 82.5 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 3.4 Positive decrease 3.9 Positive decrease 4.5 Positive decrease 4.0
55  Solomon Islands 81.9 Positive decrease 1.2 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 2.2 Positive decrease 2.8 Positive decrease 3.3 Positive decrease 2.1
56  Comoros 81.7 Positive decrease 0.9 Positive decrease 2.2 Positive decrease 1.2 Positive decrease 0.7 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 1.4
57  Guatemala 81.4 Positive decrease 0.4 Positive decrease 1.3 Positive decrease 1.4 Negative increase 1.4 Negative increase 1.5 Negative increase 1.1
58  Madagascar 80.9 Positive decrease 2.7 Positive decrease 0.4 Positive decrease 0.6 Steady=0.0 Negative increase 0.5 Negative increase 0.9
59  Turkey 80.3 Positive decrease 1.9 Negative increase 1.4 Negative increase 4.9 Negative increase 7.7 Negative increase 8.1 Negative increase 6.3
60  Tanzania 80.1 Negative increase 0.8 Positive decrease 0.9 Positive decrease 2.4 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 1.7

Elevated Warning

Rank Country 2019 score Change from 2018 Change from 2017 Change from 2016 Change from 2015 Change from 2014 Change from 2013
61  Lesotho 79.7 Positive decrease 0.4 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 0.8 Negative increase 0.2 Negative increase 1.5 Negative increase 0.7
62  Laos 78.7 Positive decrease 2.0 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 3.7 Positive decrease 3.8 Positive decrease 3.6 Positive decrease 3.0
63  Nicaragua 78.1 Negative increase 2.8 Positive decrease 2.1 Positive decrease 3.7 Positive decrease 3.7 Positive decrease 3.1 Positive decrease 3.9
64  Honduras 77.8 Negative increase 0.5 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 0.9 Positive decrease 0.6 Positive decrease 1.0
65  Tajikistan 77.7 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 4.3 Positive decrease 3.9 Positive decrease 5.1 Positive decrease 5.7
66  Senegal 77.2 Positive decrease 2.4 Positive decrease 2.7 Positive decrease 4.0 Positive decrease 3.4 Positive decrease 3.2 Positive decrease 1.8
67  Israel/ West Bank
(weighted average)
76.5 Positive decrease 2.0 Positive decrease 0.4 Positive decrease 1.2 Positive decrease 0.9 Positive decrease 1.0 Positive decrease 2.3
68  Kyrgyzstan 76.2 Positive decrease 2.4 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 3.6 Positive decrease 5.3 Positive decrease 7.1
69  Jordan 75.9 Positive decrease 0.9 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 1.2 Positive decrease 0.1 Negative increase 0.1 Negative increase 1.1
70  Colombia 75.7 Positive decrease 0.9 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 3.6 Positive decrease 5.9 Positive decrease 6.5 Positive decrease 7.2
70  Uzbekistan 75.7 Positive decrease 3.4 Positive decrease 2.4 Positive decrease 4.4 Positive decrease 6.3 Positive decrease 7.2 Positive decrease 7.8
72  Algeria 75.4 Positive decrease 0.4 Positive decrease 1.0 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 3.8 Positive decrease 3.0 Positive decrease 2.9
73  Russia 74.7 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 2.0 Positive decrease 3.8 Positive decrease 2.8 Negative increase 0.7 Negative increase 0.1
74  India 74.4 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 3.3 Positive decrease 3.1 Positive decrease 0.6 Positive decrease 1.2
75  Benin 73.6 Positive decrease 2.1 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 3.2 Positive decrease 3.1 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 2.2
76  Azerbaijan 73.2 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 2.7 Positive decrease 3.2 Positive decrease 3.6
77  Thailand 73.1 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 1.2 Positive decrease 3.8 Positive decrease 4.1 Positive decrease 2.0 Positive decrease 0.1
78  Micronesia 73.0 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 2.0 Positive decrease 2.7 Negative increase 0.8 Positive decrease 0.2 Negative increase 1.5
78  Morocco 73.0 Positive decrease 1.0 Positive decrease 0.9 Positive decrease 0.2 Positive decrease 0.6 Positive decrease 0.4 Positive decrease 0.3
80  Bolivia 72.9 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 3.3 Positive decrease 2.8 Positive decrease 3.7 Positive decrease 5.6
81  Bhutan 72.0 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 3.3 Positive decrease 4.4 Positive decrease 6.6 Positive decrease 7.5
81  Georgia 72.0 Positive decrease 2.0 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 4.9 Positive decrease 5.3 Positive decrease 8.7 Positive decrease 10.2
83  Brazil 71.8 Negative increase 3.1 Negative increase 0.5 Negative increase 3.4 Negative increase 6.1 Negative increase 7.3 Negative increase 6.6
84  Fiji 71.7 Positive decrease 2.8 Positive decrease 2.4 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 4.5 Positive decrease 6.3
85  Turkmenistan 71.4 Positive decrease 1.2 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 3.4 Positive decrease 4.9 Positive decrease 5.6 Positive decrease 4.1
86  Bosnia and Herzegovina 71.3 Steady 0.0 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 3.3 Positive decrease 6.1 Positive decrease 4.6 Positive decrease 5.2
87  Ecuador 71.2 Positive decrease 3.1 Positive decrease 3.1 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 3.1 Positive decrease 4.4
88  China 71.1 Positive decrease 1.3 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 4.0 Positive decrease 6.6 Positive decrease 8.5
88  São Tomé and Príncipe 71.1 Positive decrease 1.0 Steady 0.0 Positive decrease 0.8 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 3.7 Positive decrease 2.5
88  South Africa 71.1 Positive decrease 1.8 Negative increase 0.6 Negative increase 3.0 Negative increase 5.9 Negative increase 6.3 Negative increase 5.3
91  Ukraine 71.0 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 2.9 Positive decrease 3.7 Negative increase 5.4 Negative increase 6.7
92  Gabon 70.5 Positive decrease 2.0 Positive decrease 1.3 Negative increase 0.5 Negative increase 1.2 Negative increase 0.3 Positive decrease 0.4
93  Indonesia 70.4 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 0.6 Positive decrease 2.6 Positive decrease 2.7 Positive decrease 4.5 Positive decrease 5.9
93  Saudi Arabia 70.4 Negative increase 0.2 Positive decrease 1.0 Positive decrease 2.0 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 2.9 Positive decrease 2.5
95  Tunisia 70.1 Positive decrease 2.0 Positive decrease 2.1 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 3.7 Positive decrease 5.4 Positive decrease 4.4

Warning

Rank Country 2019 score Change from 2018 Change from 2017 Change from 2016 Change from 2015 Change from 2014 Change from 2013
96  El Salvador 69.8 Positive decrease 0.4 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 1.3 Positive decrease 0.2 Positive decrease 0.8 Positive decrease 2.0
96  Maldives 69.8 Positive decrease 0.6 Positive decrease 2.0 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 3.0 Positive decrease 3.0
98  Mexico 69.7 Positive decrease 0.8 Positive decrease 2.8 Negative increase 1.1 Positive decrease 0.3 Negative increase 0.4 Positive decrease 1.6
99  Belarus 68.2 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 3.4 Positive decrease 5.1 Positive decrease 4.5 Positive decrease 6.2
99  Guyana 68.2 Positive decrease 1.2 Positive decrease 0.9 Positive decrease 0.5 Positive decrease 0.1 Positive decrease 0.6 Positive decrease 0.4
99  Peru 68.2 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 0.2 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 2.8 Positive decrease 2.2
102  Serbia 68.0 Positive decrease 0.1 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 3.9 Positive decrease 5.7 Positive decrease 3.9 Positive decrease 6.3
103  Moldova 67.1 Positive decrease 2.4 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 3.7 Positive decrease 3.5 Positive decrease 5.6 Positive decrease 7.0
104  Paraguay 67.0 Positive decrease 2.8 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 2.8 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 2.0
105  Armenia 66.7 Positive decrease 2.8 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 0.1 Positive decrease 0.2 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 1.8
106  Cape Verde 66.6 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 2.1 Positive decrease 3.5 Positive decrease 5.5 Positive decrease 6.1 Positive decrease 5.7
107  Namibia 66.4 Positive decrease 2.4 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 2.0 Positive decrease 2.7 Positive decrease 1.6
108  Dominican Republic 66.2 Positive decrease 3.0 Negative increase 0.2 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 2.0 Positive decrease 4.2 Positive decrease 4.0
109  Vietnam 66.1 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 4.0 Positive decrease 4.3 Positive decrease 4.7
110  Ghana 65.9 Positive decrease 2.2 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 3.1 Positive decrease 3.8 Positive decrease 2.6 Positive decrease 1.0
111  North Macedonia 64.6 Positive decrease 0.2 Positive decrease 1.3 Positive decrease 2.2 Negative increase 0.3 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 3.2
112  Samoa 64.2 Positive decrease 1.3 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 2.1 Positive decrease 2.7 Positive decrease 3.8 Positive decrease 3.2
113  Bahrain 63.8 Positive decrease 0.6 Positive decrease 0.5 Negative increase 1.0 Negative increase 0.1 Positive decrease 0.3 Negative increase 1.5
114  Belize 62.5 Positive decrease 1.2 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 3.3 Positive decrease 3.5
115  Suriname 61.9 Positive decrease 2.1 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 2.7 Positive decrease 4.4 Positive decrease 6.6 Positive decrease 7.2
116  Kazakhstan 61.6 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 3.1 Positive decrease 4.9 Positive decrease 5.1 Positive decrease 6.4
117  Jamaica 61.2 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 2.1 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 2.5
118  Cuba 60.8 Positive decrease 2.1 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 3.4 Positive decrease 4.5 Positive decrease 7.9 Positive decrease 9.9
119  Malaysia 60.5 Positive decrease 3.0 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 2.6 Positive decrease 2.5

Stable

Rank Country 2019 score Change from 2018 Change from 2017 Change from 2016 Change from 2015 Change from 2014 Change from 2013
120  Botswana 59.5 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 0.8 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 2.0
121  Albania 58.9 Positive decrease 1.2 Positive decrease 0.4 Positive decrease 1.1 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 3.5 Positive decrease 5.1
122  Cyprus 57.8 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 3.7 Positive decrease 5.9 Positive decrease 7.6 Positive decrease 6.7
123  Grenada 57.6 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 3.1 Positive decrease 3.5 Positive decrease 5.3 Positive decrease 4.7
124  Brunei 57.5 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 2.2 Positive decrease 3.2 Positive decrease 3.8 Positive decrease 3.4
125  Montenegro 55.3 Steady 0.0 Positive decrease 0.4 Negative increase 0.1 Negative increase 1.1 Positive decrease 0.4 Negative increase 0.9
126  Seychelles 55.2 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 2.6 Positive decrease 3.4 Positive decrease 5.3 Positive decrease 6.9 Positive decrease 7.2
127  Antigua and Barbuda 54.4 Positive decrease 1.2 Negative increase 0.8 Positive decrease 0.6 Positive decrease 2.2 Positive decrease 3.4 Positive decrease 2.4
128  Mongolia 54.1 Positive decrease 0.8 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 2.1 Positive decrease 3.2 Positive decrease 2.9
129  Greece 53.9 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 2.2 Positive decrease 0.6 Negative increase 2.7 Negative increase 3.2 Negative increase 4.7
130  Kuwait 53.2 Positive decrease 2.6 Positive decrease 2.6 Positive decrease 2.6 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 3.1 Positive decrease 3.7
131  Trinidad and Tobago 53.0 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 2.1 Positive decrease 3.2 Positive decrease 4.1 Positive decrease 6.7 Positive decrease 8.0
132  Bulgaria 50.6 Positive decrease 1.1 Positive decrease 2.0 Positive decrease 2.0 Positive decrease 3.7 Positive decrease 2.7 Positive decrease 3.3

More Stable

Rank Country 2019 score Change from 2018 Change from 2017 Change from 2016 Change from 2015 Change from 2014 Change from 2013
133  Oman 50.0 Positive decrease 2.6 Negative increase 0.1 Negative increase 1.0 Negative increase 0.6 Positive decrease 0.5 Negative increase 0.6
134  Hungary 49.6 Positive decrease 0.6 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 2.5 Negative increase 1.1 Negative increase 1.9 Negative increase 2.6
135  Bahamas 48.8 Positive decrease 0.2 Positive decrease 2.4 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 4.1 Positive decrease 4.7
136  Barbados 48.0 Positive decrease 0.2 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 0.8 Positive decrease 1.1 Positive decrease 3.2 Positive decrease 2.6
137  Romania 47.8 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 3.5 Positive decrease 4.8 Positive decrease 7.5 Positive decrease 8.0
138  Croatia 47.5 Positive decrease 1.2 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 3.7 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 4.2 Positive decrease 5.4
139  Panama 47.0 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 1.2 Positive decrease 3.7 Positive decrease 5.1 Positive decrease 6.2 Positive decrease 6.3
140  Argentina 46.0 Positive decrease 0.1 Positive decrease 2.1 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 1.2 Steady 0.0
141  Qatar 45.4 Positive decrease 2.7 Negative increase 4.1 Negative increase 3.0 Negative increase 1.8 Positive decrease 0.8 Negative increase 1.0
142  Latvia 43.9 Positive decrease 1.0 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 3.7 Positive decrease 3.1 Positive decrease 3.0
143  Italy 43.8 Steady 0.0 Positive decrease 1.4 Negative increase 0.7 Negative increase 0.6 Negative increase 0.4 Positive decrease 0.8
144  Poland 42.8 Negative increase 1.4 Negative increase 0.7 Negative increase 0.8 Negative increase 1.7 Positive decrease 0.6 Negative increase 0.6
145  Costa Rica 42.0 Positive decrease 1.2 Positive decrease 0.9 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 3.5 Positive decrease 5.3 Positive decrease 5.5
146  Estonia 40.8 Positive decrease 2.2 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 0.4 Positive decrease 0.8 Positive decrease 2.2 Positive decrease 2.3
147  Spain 40.7 Positive decrease 0.7 Negative increase 3.5 Negative increase 1.6 Negative increase 0.5 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 3.0
148  Slovakia 40.5 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 2.4 Positive decrease 0.1 Positive decrease 2.8 Positive decrease 2.8
149  United Arab Emirates 40.1 Positive decrease 2.7 Positive decrease 0.9 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 3.4 Positive decrease 4.8 Positive decrease 4.5

Very Stable

Rank Country 2019 score[4] Change from 2018 Change from 2017 Change from 2016 Change from 2015 Change from 2014 Change from 2013
150  Chile 38.9 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 0.4 Positive decrease 1.2 Positive decrease 0.8 Positive decrease 1.3 Positive decrease 1.6
150  Mauritius 38.9 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 1.2 Positive decrease 2.7 Positive decrease 4.7 Positive decrease 5.6 Positive decrease 4.0
152  Lithuania 38.1 Positive decrease 1.3 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 3.0 Positive decrease 3.6 Positive decrease 3.8 Positive decrease 3.6
153  United States 38.0 Negative increase 0.3 Negative increase 2.1 Negative increase 3.7 Negative increase 2.4 Negative increase 2.3 Negative increase 4.2
154  Czech Republic 37.6 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 1.1 Positive decrease 1.8 Negative increase 1.6 Positive decrease 0.4 Positive decrease 0.9
155  United Kingdom 36.7 Negative increase 2.4 Negative increase 1.1 Negative increase 1.9 Negative increase 0.9 Steady 0.0 Negative increase 1.1
156  Malta 34.5 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 2.4 Positive decrease 3.4 Positive decrease 4.7 Positive decrease 6.8 Positive decrease 6.2
157  Japan 34.3 Positive decrease 0.2 Positive decrease 2.9 Positive decrease 0.6 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 1.6
158  Uruguay 34.0 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 0.8 Positive decrease 1.1 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 3.0
159  South Korea 33.7 Positive decrease 2.0 Positive decrease 2.4 Positive decrease 0.4 Positive decrease 0.6 Positive decrease 0.7 Negative increase 0.3
160  France 32.0 Positive decrease 0.2 Positive decrease 1.3 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 2.6 Positive decrease 0.4

Sustainable

Rank Country 2019 score Change from 2018 Change from 2017 Change from 2016 Change from 2015 Change from 2014 Change from 2013
161  Belgium 28.6 Positive decrease 1.1 Positive decrease 1.1 Negative increase 0.7 Positive decrease 0.7 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 1.2
162  Singapore 28.1 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 2.1 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 4.0 Positive decrease 5.5 Positive decrease 3.6
163  Slovenia 28.0 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 2.1 Positive decrease 3.6 Positive decrease 1.3 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 2.0
164  Portugal 25.3 Positive decrease 2.0 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 2.4 Positive decrease 5.8 Positive decrease 5.3
165  Austria 25.0 Positive decrease 1.2 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 1.3 Negative increase 0.2 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 0.7
166  Netherlands 24.8 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 1.2 Positive decrease 2.0 Positive decrease 0.6 Positive decrease 2.4 Positive decrease 0.7
167  Germany 24.7 Positive decrease 1.1 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 2.8 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 4.8 Positive decrease 3.9
168  Ireland 20.6 Positive decrease 0.1 Positive decrease 1.6 Positive decrease 1.8 Positive decrease 4.0 Positive decrease 5.4 Positive decrease 4.1
169  Luxembourg 20.4 Positive decrease 0.4 Positive decrease 2.6 Positive decrease 3.3 Positive decrease 1.4 Positive decrease 3.8 Positive decrease 2.5
170  Sweden 20.3 Positive decrease 0.5 Positive decrease 1.3 Positive decrease 1.8 Negative increase 0.6 Positive decrease 0.6 Negative increase 1.1
171  New Zealand 20.1 Positive decrease 0.8 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 0.4 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 3.2 Positive decrease 1.8

Very Sustainable

Rank Country 2019 score Change from 2018 Change from 2017 Change from 2016 Change from 2015 Change from 2014 Change from 2013
172  Canada 20.0 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 1.1 Positive decrease 2.3 Positive decrease 4.2 Positive decrease 5.9 Positive decrease 4.5
173  Iceland 19.8 Positive decrease 0.5 Positive decrease 2.2 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 3.1 Positive decrease 5.6 Positive decrease 4.4
174  Australia 19.7 Positive decrease 1.1 Positive decrease 1.5 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 3.5 Positive decrease 5.5 Positive decrease 4.6
175  Denmark 19.5 Positive decrease 0.3 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 1.7 Positive decrease 3.0 Positive decrease 2.1
176   Switzerland 18.7 Positive decrease 0.5 Positive decrease 1.9 Positive decrease 2.6 Positive decrease 3.1 Positive decrease 4.1 Positive decrease 2.3
177  Norway 18.0 Positive decrease 0.3 Positive decrease 2.2 Positive decrease 2.9 Positive decrease 2.5 Positive decrease 4.7 Positive decrease 3.2
178  Finland 16.9 Positive decrease 1.0 Positive decrease 0.8 Positive decrease 0.9 Negative increase 0.1 Positive decrease 0.8 Positive decrease 0.1

Most improved and worsened countries

Following are the most improved and worsened countries in FSI 2019.[4] As per J.J. Messner, the executive director of the Fund for peace, countries improve at different paces and eventually face setbacks. However on average, world has been becoming less fragile every year.

Most improved countries in 2019
Rank Country 2019 score Change from 2018
1  Ethiopia 94.2 Positive decrease 5.4
2  Kenya 93.5 Positive decrease 3.8
3  Uzbekistan 75.7 Positive decrease 3.4
4    Nepal 84.7 Positive decrease 3.2
5  Gambia 83.9 Positive decrease 3.2
6  Iraq 99.1 Positive decrease 3.1
7  Ecuador 71.2 Positive decrease 3.0
8  Dominican Republic 66.2 Positive decrease 3.0
9  Malaysia 60.5 Positive decrease 3.0
10  Zimbabwe 99.5 Positive decrease 2.8
11  Timor-Leste 85.5 Positive decrease 2.8
12  Fiji 71.7 Positive decrease 2.8
13  Armenia 66.7 Positive decrease 2.8
Most worsened countries in 2019
Rank Country 2019 score Change from 2018
1  Venezuela 89.3 Negative increase 3.1
2  Brazil 71.8 Negative increase 3.1
3  Nicaragua 78.1 Negative increase 2.8
4  United Kingdom 36.7 Negative increase 2.4
5  Togo 87.4 Negative increase 2.3
6  Cameroon 97.0 Negative increase 1.7
7  Poland 42.8 Negative increase 1.4
8  Mali 94.1 Negative increase 1.0
9  Yemen 113.5 Negative increase 0.8
10  Tanzania 80.1 Negative increase 0.8
11  Honduras 77.8 Negative increase 0.5
12  United States 38.0 Negative increase 0.3

Following summarizes biggest long term improvements & losses by countries between 2009-19. Former Soviet states have continued to dominate the list of most improved countries. Notably, among most improved countries, some continue to be restrictive and autocratic.

Most improved countries (2009-19)
Rank Country 2019 score Change from 2009
1  Georgia 72.0 Positive decrease 19.8
2  Cuba 60.8 Positive decrease 19.8
3  Moldova 67.1 Positive decrease 18.0
4  Uzbekistan 75.7 Positive decrease 17.1
5  Bhutan 72.0 Positive decrease 15.3
6  Zimbabwe 99.5 Positive decrease 14.5
7  Malta 34.5 Positive decrease 14.3
8  Belarus 68.2 Positive decrease 14.1
9  Trinidad and Tobago 53.0 Positive decrease 13.7
10  Indonesia 70.4 Positive decrease 13.7
11  Romania 47.8 Positive decrease 13.5
12  Colombia 75.7 Positive decrease 13.5
13  China 71.1 Positive decrease 13.5
14  Bolivia 72.9 Positive decrease 13.4
15  Turkmenistan 71.4 Positive decrease 12.9
16  Kyrgyzstan 76.2 Positive decrease 12.9
17  Sri Lanka 84.0 Positive decrease 12.7
18  Panama 47.0 Positive decrease 12.7
19  Croatia 47.5 Positive decrease 12.6
20  Tajikistan 77.7 Positive decrease 12.6
Most worsened countries (2009-19)
Rank Country 2019 score Change from 2009
1  Libya 92.2 Negative increase 22.8
2  Syria 111.5 Negative increase 21.7
3  Mali 94.1 Negative increase 15.8
4  Yemen 113.5 Negative increase 15.4
5  Venezuela 89.3 Negative increase 9.8
6  Mozambique 88.7 Negative increase 8.0
7  Greece 53.9 Negative increase 7.8
8  Eritrea 96.4 Negative increase 6.1
9  Gambia 83.9 Negative increase 4.9
10  Bahrain 63.8 Negative increase 4.8
11  Djibouti 85.1 Negative increase 4.5
12  United States 38.0 Negative increase 4.0
13  South Africa 71.1 Negative increase 3.7
14  Central African Republic 108.9 Negative increase 3.5
15  United Kingdom 36.7 Negative increase 3.1
16  Japan 34.3 Negative increase 3.1
17  Senegal 77.2 Negative increase 3.0
18  Eswatini 85.3 Negative increase 2.9
19  Angola 87.8 Negative increase 2.8
20  Oman 50.0 Negative increase 2.8

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