20 least fragile states worldwide 2024

Published by Statista Research Department, May 30, 2025

In 2024, Norway was considered the world's least fragile state with an index score of 12.7 on a scale from zero to 120, where a higher score suggests the state is more fragile. Finland was ranked as the second most stable country globally, followed by Iceland. Meanwhile, Somalia was ranked as the most fragile state. The Fragile States Index assigns each country a score based on a range of social, economic, and political indicators.

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Most stable countries worldwide according to the Fragile States Index in 2024

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March 2024

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2024

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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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