Fragile states index 2018 annual report the fund for peace. Bilateral donors often use the world bank list or have their own list of priority or special focus countries. Messner the worlds ten most fragile states 15 kendall lawrence statehood or bust. Differentiating between fragile states and transition countries.
With the experience of an outbreak of ebola in guinea. Fraternally ranked alongside each other, the central african republic car, somalia and south sudan share the dubious honour of being the worlds most fragile states according to the fragile states index fsi messner et al. Fragile states index 2017 annual report fragile states. By highlighting pertinent issues in weak and failing states, the fragile states index and the. The united states falls in 2017 fragile states index fortune. Roughly 85 percent of the 178 states evaluated have a lower fragility score in this years index, created by the fund for peace, than in 2017, indicating a slight increase in global stability.
The fragile states index is an annual ranking of 178 nations based on their levels of stability and the pressures they face. Every year, the fund for peace which is supported by the united nations foundations publishes the fragile states index, which ranks 178 countries according to their stability. Comprised of 12 primary indicators and hundreds of subindicators, the index uses a unique triangulated methodology that integrates content analysis of millions of documents pulled from more than 10,000 sources. Since 2005, the fragile states index has measured the social, economic and political pressures facing 178 countries around the world.
Jordan, in 77th place, falls in the middle of the ranking, alongside states such as india, saudi arabia, tunisia and turkey. The lack of good governance contributes to jurisdictions not having legitimacy and capacity to handle occasional shocks and challenges resulting in a near perpetual cycle of fragility. The indexs aggregation of a vast array of predominantly quantitative data on security, political, economic and. However, the numbers in this years annual fragile state index fsi tell a more optimistic story. Somalia is the worlds most fragile state, according the fragile states index fsi, according to the usbased fund for peace. The fragile states index is a remarkable and welcome document in this era of instant national security analysis, delivered in 247 soundbites. Country wb cpia score adbafdb cpia harmonized average. Though south sudan has returned to top position on the annual fragile states index fsi for 2017, and finland continues to maintain its position as the worlds least fragile country, the global tumult of the past year has been borne out in the indexs trend analysis, as ethiopia, mexico, and turkey recorded the greatest worsening over 2016. Why fragile states matter impact on mdgs, poverty and growth fragile states are often characterised by ongoing violence and insecurity, a legacy of. The fragile states index fsi is an annual ranking of 178 countries based on the different pressures they face that impact their levels of fragility. Zimbabwe among the worlds most fragile states, according. In the previous edition of the fragile states index fsi, mexico was the most worsened country a decline in mexicos economy, the deteriorating status of refugees, and prevalent political corruption had pushed the country to the 88th position on the fsi in 2017, its worst ranking in over a decade. Fragile states index annual report 2017 the fund for.
The fragile states index, produced by the fund for peace, is a critical tool in highlighting not only the normal pressures that all states experience, but also in identifying when those pressures are pushing a state towards the brink of failure. It helps promote better understanding of the drivers and fresh ideas about solutions to fragility. Fragile states index 2016 by the fund for peace issuu. The fragile states index is a report released by the fund for peace and the magazine, foreign policy. Messner charles fiertz nate haken patricia taft hannah blyth marcel maglo daniet moges christina murphy wendy wilson amanda quinn kevin obike kat meyer rhea bhambani chris merriman ignatius onyekwere 2 the fund for peace 1101 14th street nw, suite 1020 washington, d. Why are some countries that are perceived as fragile not on the list. Wbgs 2list along with the failed states index published by the fund for peace. But the suffering of people in those countries and. This is according to the 201617 fragile states index released by united states think tank, fund for peace. The states of fragility report provides cuttingedge evidence and analysis to inform and challenge donor policies for working in the most difficult places. Fragile states index annual report 2017 the fund for peace.
It is widely acknowledged that a major constraint for fragile and lowincome states is the lack of good governance. Violence affecting women and girls quarterly report 11. The fsi assesses the fragility of countries based on 12 social, economic and political indicators. Direct like to pdf for infinitly higher resolution. Though south sudan has returned to top position on the annual fragile states index fsi for 2017, and finland continues to maintain its position as the worlds least fragile country, the global. Harmonized list of fragile situations fy 19 a a fragile situations have. Of course, there are fragile states that are not particularly poor libya and syria being cases in point. The index is based on the fund for peaces proprietary conflict assessment system tool cast analytical approach. Policymakers, development researchers, politicians, and the media seem to think. The fragile states index is supported by the generous contributions of people just like you. Your contribution to fund for peace goes a long way. Will you consider becoming one of our supporters, to ensure that our work can continue.
There is strong evidence that fragility has far reaching consequences beyond a states borders. The world bank groups harmonized list of fragile situations. Fragile states index fragile and conflict affected states contextual risk tools data for peace conflict early warning and response election violence prevention responsible business practices security assessments and guidance. Fragile states index fragile and conflict affected states contextual risk tools. Over the past quarter november 2016 to january 2017, there were 89 reported incidents of violence affecting women and girls vawg across the eight nsrp focus states, based on all. 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. The index also places zimbabwe as number nine among africas most fragile states. Fragile states index annual report 2017 31052017 fund for peace the fragile states index, produced by the fund for peace, is a critical tool in highlighting not only the normal pressures that all states experience, but also in identifying when those pressures are pushing a state towards the brink of failure. Classification of fragile and conflictaffected situations. This quarterly report covers the time period from november 2016 to january 2017. List of countries by fragile states index wikipedia. Fragile states index annual report 2017 south asia.
In the 2017 fragile states index, mexico along with ethiopia was the mostworsened country for the preceding year, fueled by economic concerns, widespread violence, and heightened uncertainty over its relations with the united states, underlined by harsh rhetoric from thennewly elected president trump and policy objectives that threatened to. According to the index, the country is only better than south sudan, somalia, central african republic, sudan. With the index, you actually have real data data that has been carefully gathered for a broad cross section of the world, and that you can access on a comparative basis over continue reading the 2017 fragile states index. Ethiopia is facing failure ethiopia faces a high risk of failure due to continued political and social instability in the country, the fund for peace reported in. The list aims to assess states vulnerability to conflict or collapse, ranking all sovereign states with membership in the united nations where there is enough data available for analysis. Stability is quantified by taking the measurements of 12 main indicators, mainly regarding the areas of political, social and economic status quo. The primary purpose of this report is to assess the vulnerability of sovereign states throughout the nation. The organization for economic cooperation and development oecd also has a. It sets out some objectives and makes commitments about how dfid will work differently in the future. I like how they changed the name failed states to fragile states on this index. Ways of measuring fragile states the bestknown index for fragility is perhaps the fragile states index fsi, formerly failed states index of the american think tank fund for peace. Others have attempted to measure state fragility by proposing new indices specifically designed for this purpose.
Common indicators include a state whose central government is so weak or ineffective that it has little practical control over much of its. The state fragility index and matrix 2017 lists all independent countries in the world in which the total country population is greater than 500,000 in 2017 167 countries. Fragile states forum analyzing governance, development. Introduction to the fragile states index 9 fragile states index 2014. Fragile states often lack the institutional capacity to respond quickly and effectively to control the spread of pandemic disease outbreaks. These are the worlds most fragile states world economic. With almost half of the worlds poor, and a combination of weak government and divided societies, fragile states contribute. Amman jordan has dropped four places on the fragile states index in the elevated warning group compared with its ranking in 2015. We provide our data now with 15 years worth of trend data free of charge. Country wb cpia score adbafdb cpia score political and peace building missions b peacekeeping missions c ida eligible afghanistan 2.
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