| Variable | Measurement | Era | SPSS code | N | Source |
| Failed state | Index of: 1) mounting demographic pressures, 2) massive movement of refugees, 3) legacy of venerance seeking, group grievance or group paranoia, 4) chronic and sustained human flight, 5) uneven economic development along group lines, 6) sharp and /or severe economic decline, 7) criminilization or deligitimization of the state, 8) progressive deterioration of public services, 9) wide spread violation of human rights, 10) security apparatus as 'state within state', 11) rise of factionalized elites, 12) intervention of other states or external actors |
2005 | FailedState_2005 | 103 | Fund for Peace |
| 2006 | FailedState_2006 | 130 |
| Related variables: Government effectiveness (Governance) |
Related topics: |
Related themes: Institutional quality Politics |
States of Nations is an inventory of country characteristics. It is part of the World Database of Happiness
Keywords added: Cross-national, Anargy, Social disorder, Technical quality of governance