State Fragility Index, Center for Systemic Peace

Summary

The State Fragility Index and Matrix 2018 lists all independent countries in the world in which the total country population is greater than 500,000 in 2018 (167 countries). The Fragility Matrix scores each country on both Effectiveness and Legitimacy in four performance dimensions: Security, Political, Economic, and Social, at the end of the year 2018. Each of the Matrix indicators is rated on a four-point fragility scale: 0 “no fragility,” 1 “low fragility,” 2 “medium fragility,” and 3 “high fragility” with the exception of the Economic Effectiveness indicator, which is rated on a five-point fragility scale (including 4 “extreme fragility”).

The State Fragility Index combines scores on the eight indicators and ranges from 0 “no fragility” to 25 “extreme fragility.” A country’s fragility is closely associated with its state capacity to manage conflict, make and implement public policy, and deliver essential services, and its systemic resilience in maintaining system coherence, cohesion, and quality of life, responding effectively to challenges and crises, and sustaining progressive development.

Tables In IFs

Variable	Definition	Ext Source Def	Last IFs Update	UsedInPreprocessor
SFCenSysPeaceEconEffect	Economic Effectiveness, 0-4 with 4 as least effective  of Marshall's State Fragility Index	GDP/capita five-year average, 1999-2003, and most recent value, 2016	9/28/2018	0
SFCenSysPeaceEconLegit	Economic Legitimacy,  0-3 with 3 as least legit of Marshall's State Fragility Index	share of export trade in manufactured goods, 1995-2016	9/28/2018	0
SFCenSysPeaceEffect	State Fragility Index, total effectiveness score from these indicators: security, political, economic and social		9/28/2018	0
SFCenSysPeaceIndexScore	Total effectiveness and legitimacy score of Marshall's State Fragility Index.		9/28/2018	0
SFCenSysPeaceLegit	State Fragility Index total legitimacy score from these indicators: security, political, economic and social		9/28/2018	0
SFCenSysPeacePolEffect	Political Effectiveness, 0-3 with 3 as least effective of Marshall's State Fragility Index	sum of governance stability indicators	9/28/2018	0
SFCenSysPeacePolLegit	Political Legitimacy,  0-3 with 3 as least legit of Marshall's State Fragility Index	sum of governance stability indicators	9/28/2018	0
SFCenSysPeaceSecEffect	Security Effectiveness, 0-3 with 3 as least effective of Marshall's State Fragility Index	converted from a total residual war score	9/28/2018	0
SFCenSysPeaceSecLegit	Security Effectiveness, 0-3 with 3 as least effective of Marshall's State Fragility Index	converted from a total residual war score	9/28/2018	0
SFCenSysPeaceSocEffect	Social Effectiveness, 0-3 with 3 as least effective of Marshall's State Fragility Index	converted from UN Development Programme,Human Development Report, Human Development Indicator	9/28/2018	0
SFCenSysPeaceSocLegit	Social Legitimacy, 0-3 with 3 as least legit of Marshall's State Fragility Index	converted from a human capital care indicator, which is based primarily on the infant mortality rate	9/28/2018	0

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