Armenia ranked 101st in 2011 Failed States index

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Fund for Peace and Foreign Policy Magazine released the 2011 Failed States index covering 177 countries.

Armenia was ranked the 101st most vulnerable when compared against twelve key social, economic, and political indicators.

Somalia once again tops the list as the world's most troubled state. At the other end of the Index, Norway has been displaced from the best position for the first time in the history of the Failed States Index, to be replaced by its Nordic neighbor, Finland.

The most improved nation this year was Georgia, which has recovered somewhat from a significant decline a few years ago which was caused in no small part due to the conflict with Russia over Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The renewed stability, along with reforms to security forces and a crack-down on corruption have aided Georgia’s recovery. Though the nation still ranks relatively high at 47th, it has already improved significantly from its ranking of 37th last year.

Notably, Latin American nations Uruguay and Chile are making significant headway into the top 30, along with Estonia, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic that are ranked either in the top 30 or just outside.