Top Ten failed countries

1. Sudan
2. Congo
3. Ivory Coast
4. Iraq
5. Zimbabwe
6. Chad
7. Somalia
8. Haiti
9. Pakistan
10. Afghanistan

In the May issue of Foreign Policy, a survey by NGO, The Fund For Peace prepaared this list of faile states, in which Pakistan ranked no. 9 -- having dropped from number 34 the year before.


The 12 crireria for the list:

1. Mounting Demographic Pressures
2. Massive movement of Refugees and internally displaced people.
3. Legacy of vengeance-seeking group grievance
4. Chronic and sustained human flight
5. Uneven economic development along group lines
6. Sharp and/or severe economic decline
7. Criminalisation and delegitimisation of the State
8. Progressive deterioration of public services
9. Widespread violation of human rights
10. Security apparatus as State within a State
11. Rise of Factionalized Elites
12. Intervention of Other States or External Actors