01 Jun 2008: Trends and markers: Index of state weakness in Africa
Trends and markers:
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Index of state weakness in Africa
Published in African Security Review Vol 17 No 2
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The table below contains the index basket scores of the 53 states in Africa. A score of 0,00 represents the worst score of the 53 and a score of 10,00 signifies the best.
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Rank |
Country |
Overall score |
Score |
GNI per capita |
Economic |
Political |
Security |
Social welfare |
1 |
Somalia |
0,52 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
1,37 |
0,70 |
226 |
2 |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
1,67 |
4,06 |
1,80 |
0,28 |
0,52 |
130 |
3 |
Burundi |
3,21 |
5,01 |
3,46 |
2,95 |
1,43 |
100 |
4 |
Sudan |
3,29 |
5,05 |
2,06 |
1,46 |
4,59 |
810 |
5 |
Central African Republic |
3,33 |
4,11 |
2,90 |
5,06 |
1,25 |
360 |
6 |
Zimbabwe |
3,44 |
1,56 |
1,56 |
6,81 |
3,84 |
350 |
7 |
Liberia |
3,64 |
3,39 |
3,91 |
6,01 |
1,25 |
140 |
8 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
3,66 |
5,23 |
2,12 |
3,71 |
3,56 |
870 |
9 |
Angola |
3,71 |
5,42 |
2,67 |
5,32 |
1,45 |
1 980 |
10 |
Sierra Leone |
3,77 |
5,04 |
3,87 |
5,43 |
0,76 |
240 |
11 |
Eritrea |
3,84 |
3,09 |
2,78 |
7,01 |
2,48 |
200 |
12 |
Chad |
3,90 |
5,80 |
2,42 |
6,18 |
1,21 |
480 |
13 |
Guinea Bissau |
4,16 |
5,22 |
3,83 |
5,96 |
1,69 |
190 |
14 |
Ethiopia |
4,46 |
6,14 |
4,03 |
5,91 |
1,75 |
180 |
15 |
Congo, Republic |
4,56 |
5,08 |
2,77 |
6,45 |
3,95 |
1 100 |
16 |
Niger |
4,60 |
5,45 |
4,69 |
7,33 |
0,94 |
260 |
17 |
Guinea |
4,67 |
5,00 |
2,64 |
7,43 |
3,61 |
410 |
18 |
Rwanda |
4,68 |
5,33 |
4,26 |
6,62 |
2,51 |
250 |
19 |
Equatorial Guinea |
4,77 |
7,51 |
1,73 |
7,95 |
1,91 |
8 250 |
20 |
Togo |
4,80 |
4,78 |
2,68 |
7,38 |
4,38 |
350 |
21 |
Uganda |
4,86 |
5,78 |
4,55 |
4,89 |
4,23 |
300 |
22 |
Nigeria |
4,88 |
5,39 |
3,51 |
5,37 |
5,24 |
640 |
23 |
Cameroon |
5,12 |
5,78 |
3,09 |
7,54 |
4,07 |
1 080 |
24 |
Comoros |
5,20 |
4,24 |
4,20 |
8,18 |
4,20 |
660 |
25 |
Zambia |
5,23 |
5,08 |
4,59 |
8,15 |
3,11 |
630 |
26 |
Mauritania |
5,30 |
6,23 |
4,34 |
6,38 |
4,24 |
740 |
27 |
Djibouti |
5,31 |
5,05 |
3,69 |
8,21 |
4,29 |
1 060 |
28 |
Mozambique |
5,32 |
5,60 |
5,33 |
8,35 |
1,98 |
340 |
29 |
Swaziland |
5,33 |
5,57 |
3,65 |
8,28 |
3,80 |
2 430 |
30 |
Burkina Faso |
5,51 |
6,30 |
4,87 |
8,30 |
2,59 |
460 |
31 |
Malawi |
5,60 |
5,68 |
4,83 |
8,11 |
3,77 |
170 |
32 |
Madagascar |
5,65 |
5,24 |
5,95 |
7,65 |
3,76 |
280 |
33 |
Kenya |
5,65 |
5,77 |
4,72 |
6,95 |
5,15 |
580 |
34 |
Gambia |
5,79 |
5,26 |
4,54 |
8,29 |
5,06 |
310 |
35 |
Mali |
5,85 |
6,33 |
6,16 |
8,49 |
2,43 |
440 |
36 |
Lesotho |
5,88 |
4,59 |
6,40 |
8,35 |
4,18 |
1 030 |
37 |
Tanzania |
5,94 |
6,38 |
5,41 |
8,08 |
3,89 |
350 |
38 |
Algeria |
6,07 |
6,83 |
4,27 |
4,04 |
9,13 |
3 030 |
39 |
São Tomé & Principe |
6,17 |
4,86 |
5,77 |
7,95 |
6,12 |
780 |
40 |
Gabon |
6,18 |
6,51 |
3,93 |
8,36 |
5,94 |
5 000 |
41 |
Senegal |
6,28 |
6,38 |
5,97 |
7,96 |
4,82 |
750 |
42 |
Benin |
6,36 |
6,25 |
5,82 |
8,51 |
4,86 |
540 |
43 |
Egypt |
6,50 |
6,34 |
4,09 |
6,55 |
9,03 |
1 350 |
44 |
Namibia |
6,66 |
5,21 |
7,26 |
8,93 |
5,23 |
3 280 |
45 |
Ghana |
6,72 |
5,92 |
7,02 |
8,44 |
5,48 |
520 |
46 |
Libya |
6,80 |
6,84 |
2,45 |
8,12 |
9,77 |
7 380 |
47 |
Morocco |
7,11 |
6,77 |
5,50 |
8,01 |
8,15 |
1 900 |
48 |
Botswana |
7,27 |
6,59 |
8,41 |
9,29 |
4,78 |
5 900 |
49 |
South Africa |
7,50 |
6,89 |
8,07 |
7,72 |
7,33 |
5 390 |
50 |
Tunisia |
7,61 |
7,12 |
5,57 |
8,22 |
9,53 |
2 970 |
51 |
Cape Verde |
7,96 |
6,60 |
8,46 |
9,49 |
7,30 |
2 130 |
52 |
Seychelles |
8,23 |
7,33 |
6,54 |
9,52 |
9,55 |
8 650 |
53 |
Mauritius |
8,79 |
7,34 |
8,49 |
9,67 |
9,68 |
5 450 |
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Source: Adapted from Susan E Rice and Stewart Patrick 2008, Index of state weakness in the developing world, Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution.