In 2023, Norway was considered the world's least fragile state with an index score of 14.5 on a scale from zero to 120, where a higher score suggests the state is more fragile. Iceland was ranked as the second most stable country globally, followed by Finland. The Fragile States Index assigns each country a score based on a range of social, economic, and political indicators.
Most stable countries worldwide according to the Fragile States Index in 2023
A higher score on the index suggests the state is more unstable.
The Fragile States scores countries on the following indicator: security apparatus; factionalized elites; group grievance; economic decline and poverty; uneven development; human flight and brain drain; state legitimacy; public services; human rights and rule of law; demographic pressures; refugees and IDPs; external intervention.
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FFP - The Fund for Peace. (June 15, 2023). Most stable countries worldwide according to the Fragile States Index in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/752087/20-least-fragile-countries-worldwide/
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