Ranking 19th mostfragile with a score of 95.2 on the FSI in 2024, Niger recorded its highest worsening year-on-year points change in the last 10 years. Out of the 12 FSI indicators, the country deteriorated in 8 of them.
This article consists of a list of countries by order of appearance in the Fragile States Index (FSI; formerly called the Failed States Index) of the American think tank Fund for Peace.
According to the 2024FragileStates Index, Somalia was the most vulnerable with a score of 111.3. Immediately behind were the state of Sudan with a score of 109.3 and South Sudan with a score of 109.
The average for 2024 based on 175 countries was 64.6 index points. The highest value was in Somalia: 111.3 index points and the lowest value was in Norway: 12.7 index points. The indicator is available from 2007 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.
Data by Countries from 2005 to 2024. The FragileStates 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.
For purposes of Fund relations, the West Bank and Gaza (WBG) fall under Israeli jurisdiction in accordance with Article XXXI, Section 2(g) of the Articles of Agreement.
27 countries in Africa’s tropical zone experienced unusually heavy rainfall in 2024 compared to their historical norms, resulting in thousands of fatalities, millions of displaced people, and millions of acres of inundated cropland.
The gap between the most and least peaceful countries in the world is now wider than it has been at any point in the last 16 years. Compared to 2008, the 25 most peaceful countries were one per cent more peaceful in 2024, while the 25 least peaceful countries were 7.5 per cent less peaceful.
Today, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) releases its annual Emergency Watchlist of the 20 countriesmost at risk of intensifying humanitarian emergency in 2024.
