Failed+State+Index

The Failed State Index is a different way to compare countries, instead of focusing on development of a country in terms of MEDC and LEDC.

The Index takes into account 12 indicators and gives a score of 0-10 for each indicator. 0 is good 10 is bad. the most recent Index contains 177 states (countries) and is from 2009 so is reliable.

The index allows you to compare countries in Social, Economic and Political development. **1**-Somalia 114.7 - - - **53**-PHILIPPINES 85.8 *Pinatubo 1991 - - - - **150-**ITALY 43.9* - - - - ​**165-** ICELAND 29.0 *Laki Fissure Eruption 2010 173-**Ireland 21.6
 * Fig. 1 A sample of the Failed State Index**
 * 2**-Zimbabwe 114.0
 * 3**-Sudan 112.4
 * 12**-HAITI 101.8 *2010 Earthquake
 * 17**- N.Korea 98.3
 * 57**-CHINA 84.6 *Sichuan earthquake 2008
 * 88**-Dominican Rep. 77.7
 * 117**-Jamaica 68.6
 * 151**-Spain 43.3
 * 155**-CHILIE 37.5 *2010 Earthquake
 * 157**-Germany 36.2
 * 158**-France 35.3
 * 159**-USA 34.0 *Mt St Helens 1981
 * 161-**United Kingdom 33.6
 * 163-**PORTUGAL 32.7 *Lisbon Tsunami 1755
 * 164**-JAPAN 31.2 *Kobe Earthquake 1995
 * 166-**Canada
 * 174-**Switzerland 21.2
 * 175-**Sweden 20.6
 * 176-**Finland 19.2
 * 177-**Norway 18.3

Key Red - Alert Orange - Warning Green - Moderate Blue - Sustainable

The twelve indicators: 1-Mounting Demographic Pressure 2-Mass refugee movement creating complex humanitarian emergancies 3-Legacy of vengance seeking group grievance or group paranoia 4-Chronic and sustained human flight 5-Uneven economic development 6-sharp and/or severe economic decline 7-Criminalization and/or delegitimization of the state 8-Progressive deterioration of public services 9-suspension or application of the rule of law and human rights deterioration 10-security apparatus acts as a 'state within a state' 11 rise in factionalized elites 12-Intervention of other states or external political actors
 * Social**
 * Economic**
 * Political**

There are a total of 38 countries in the Alert band of the Index therfore showing as 'FAILED STATES'

The Index shows the countries development on a scale not split up into catagories, which is what the examiners want people to stay away from, catagorising countries.

To see the whole Index and find out more go to: [|www.fundforpeace.org]