Although it is one the most vulnerable EU member states, Romania retained its position in the global ranking, ranking 126th of 178 with a score of 59.5.
Somalia is for the fifth straight year at the top of the ranking of failed states, with a score of 114.9, followed closely by Congo, with 111.2 points. The other countries in the top 10 are: Sudan, Chad, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Haiti, Yemen, Iraq and the Central African Republic.
Finland has remained the most stable state in the world, followed by its neighbors Sweden and Denmark. The three states scored high social and economic indicators, and also have excellent public services, respect for human rights and first-rate justice system.
Among the indicators used by Fund for Peace to compute a country’s score in the index, Romania has the worst score in the EU with respect to demographic pressures, vengeance-seeking groups, poverty and severe economic decline, deterioration of public services, and human rights abuses and the application of law.
Romania ranks second in the EU in terms of uneven economic development and state delegitimization; with respect to the intervention of external political agents, Romania is overtaken only by Bulgaria and Cyprus.