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.
In 2024, ** was considered the world's most fragile state with a Fragile Index score of on a scale from zero to 120, where a higher score suggests the state is more fragile. The country has been ridden by terrorism and violence over the past three decades, with Al-Shabaab being an active terrorist organization in the country. The Fragile States Index assigns each country a score based on a range of social, economic, and political indicators.
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