The Failed States Index: Most Vulnerable Countries 2009
The Fund for Peace has ranked troubled countries that are in danger of collapse. The countries are ranked according to 12 social, economic, political and military indicators, including economic decline and inequality, demographic pressures, war and corruption.
A failed state is defined as 'one in which the government does not have effective control of its territory, is not perceived as legitimate by a significant portion of its population, does not provide domestic security or basic public services to its citizens, and lacks a monopoly on the use of the force.'
The index covers countries at right, not countries that have already failed. Below are the top 10 most vulnerable countries.
The top 10 most vulnerable countries are :
- Somalia
- Zimbabwe
- Sudan
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Iraq
- Afghanistan
- Central African Republic
- Guinea
- Pakistan
Source: http://www.infoplease.com/world/statistics/failed-states-vulnerable-countries-2007.html
Countries Top Tens
- Foreign Aid Donor Countries
- Languages on the Internet
- Overseas Development Assistance (ODA)
- Human Development Index (HDI)
- Highest Inflation
- Lowest Inflation
- Global Trends in Freedom
- Freedom in the World
- Most Vulnerable Countries 2008
- Highest GDP Per Capita
- Lowest GDP Per Capita
- Highest External Debt
- Number of people living on < $1 a day
- Number of people living on < $2 a day
- Largest Providers as a % of Gross National Income
- Countries with the Highest Populations
- HDI (Human Development Index)
- Highest Military Expenditure
- Internet Users