Factionalized Elites Index
Global Ranking
0 (low) - 10 (high)Source: IMF
Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Somalia | 10 | 2022 | 1 | 10 |
1 | Yemen | 10 | 2020 | 1 | 10 |
3 ↑ | Syria | 9.9 | 2022 | 4 | 9.9 |
3 ↑ | Ivory Coast | 9.9 | 2022 | 10 | 9.6 |
3 ↓ | Zimbabwe | 9.9 | 2022 | 1 | 10 |
3 ↑ | Guinea | 9.9 | 2021 | 10 | 9.6 |
7 ↓ | Thailand | 9.7 | 2021 | 6 | 9.7 |
7 ↓ | Central African Republic | 9.7 | 2022 | 6 | 9.7 |
9 ↑ | Iraq | 9.6 | 2022 | 10 | 9.6 |
9 ↑ | Iran | 9.6 | 2020 | 10 | 9.6 |
9 ↑ | Lebanon | 9.6 | 2021 | 10 | 9.6 |
9 ↑ | Guinea-Bissau | 9.6 | 2022 | 10 | 9.6 |
9 ↑ | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9.6 | 2022 | 17 | 9.5 |
9 ↑ | Haiti | 9.6 | 2021 | 10 | 9.6 |
15 ↑ | Belarus | 9.5 | 2022 | 29 | 8.8 |
15 ↑ | Chad | 9.5 | 2022 | 17 | 9.5 |
17 ↑ | Venezuela | 9.4 | 2022 | 21 | 9.2 |
17 ↓ | Sudan | 9.4 | 2020 | 6 | 9.7 |
19 ↓ | Nigeria | 9.3 | 2022 | 4 | 9.9 |
19 | Bangladesh | 9.3 | 2022 | 19 | 9.3 |
19 | Cameroon | 9.3 | 2022 | 19 | 9.3 |
22 ↓ | Ethiopia | 9.2 | 2022 | 21 | 9.2 |
22 ↑ | North Korea | 9.2 | 2022 | 29 | 8.8 |
24 ↓ | Libya | 9.1 | 2022 | 6 | 9.7 |
24 ↓ | Sri Lanka | 9.1 | 2021 | 23 | 9.1 |
24 ↓ | Georgia | 9.1 | 2020 | 23 | 9.1 |
24 ↓ | Egypt | 9.1 | 2022 | 23 | 9.1 |
28 ↑ | Burma (Myanmar) | 9 | 2022 | 44 | 8.3 |
28 ↓ | Pakistan | 9 | 2022 | 26 | 9 |
30 ↓ | Niger | 8.9 | 2020 | 27 | 8.9 |
30 ↓ | Uganda | 8.9 | 2022 | 27 | 8.9 |
30 ↑ | Liberia | 8.9 | 2022 | 36 | 8.6 |
33 ↓ | Uzbekistan | 8.8 | 2022 | 29 | 8.8 |
33 ↓ | Nepal | 8.8 | 2022 | 29 | 8.8 |
33 ↓ | Mauritania | 8.8 | 2022 | 29 | 8.8 |
33 ↓ | Turkey | 8.8 | 2021 | 29 | 8.8 |
37 ↑ | Malawi | 8.7 | 2022 | 41 | 8.4 |
37 ↓ | Afghanistan | 8.7 | 2022 | 36 | 8.6 |
37 ↑ | Eritrea | 8.7 | 2022 | 54 | 8.1 |
37 ↓ | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.7 | 2020 | 35 | 8.7 |
37 ↑ | Solomon Islands | 8.7 | 2022 | 51 | 8.2 |
42 ↑ | Serbia | 8.6 | 2022 | 44 | 8.3 |
42 ↓ | Kenya | 8.6 | 2022 | 36 | 8.6 |
44 ↓ | Saudi Arabia | 8.5 | 2022 | 39 | 8.5 |
45 ↓ | Cambodia | 8.4 | 2022 | 44 | 8.3 |
45 ↓ | Russia | 8.4 | 2022 | 41 | 8.4 |
45 ↓ | Tajikistan | 8.4 | 2020 | 41 | 8.4 |
48 ↓ | Moldova | 8.3 | 2021 | 44 | 8.3 |
48 ↓ | Laos | 8.3 | 2022 | 44 | 8.3 |
50 ↓ | Kyrgyzstan | 8.2 | 2022 | 44 | 8.3 |
50 ↓ | Bolivia | 8.2 | 2022 | 39 | 8.5 |
50 ↑ | Ecuador | 8.2 | 2021 | 51 | 8.2 |
50 ↑ | Equatorial Guinea | 8.2 | 2022 | 51 | 8.2 |
50 ↑ | Burundi | 8.2 | 2021 | 60 | 7.9 |
55 ↓ | Maldives | 8.1 | 2021 | 54 | 8.1 |
56 | Philippines | 8 | 2022 | 56 | 8 |
56 | Ukraine | 8 | 2022 | 56 | 8 |
56 | Comoros | 8 | 2022 | 56 | 8 |
56 | Rwanda | 8 | 2022 | 56 | 8 |
56 ↑ | Israel | 8 | 2022 | 60 | 7.9 |
56 ↓ | Gabon | 8 | 2021 | 44 | 8.3 |
62 ↓ | Cyprus | 7.9 | 2022 | 60 | 7.9 |
62 ↓ | Azerbaijan | 7.9 | 2022 | 60 | 7.9 |
62 ↓ | Fiji | 7.9 | 2022 | 60 | 7.9 |
65 | Madagascar | 7.8 | 2022 | 65 | 7.8 |
65 | Turkmenistan | 7.8 | 2020 | 65 | 7.8 |
65 | Paraguay | 7.8 | 2022 | 65 | 7.8 |
65 | Sierra Leone | 7.8 | 2022 | 65 | 7.8 |
65 | Burkina Faso | 7.8 | 2022 | 65 | 7.8 |
65 ↑ | Macao | 7.8 | 2021 | 177 | |
71 | Gambia | 7.7 | 2021 | 71 | 7.7 |
72 | Colombia | 7.6 | 2022 | 72 | 7.6 |
72 | Togo | 7.6 | 2022 | 72 | 7.6 |
72 | Kazakhstan | 7.6 | 2022 | 72 | 7.6 |
72 | Bahrain | 7.6 | 2022 | 72 | 7.6 |
76 | Kuwait | 7.5 | 2021 | 76 | 7.5 |
76 | Bhutan | 7.5 | 2021 | 76 | 7.5 |
78 ↑ | Brunei | 7.4 | 2022 | 79 | 7.4 |
78 ↑ | Peru | 7.4 | 2022 | 79 | 7.4 |
80 ↑ | Macedonia | 7.3 | 2022 | 81 | 7.3 |
80 ↑ | Djibouti | 7.3 | 2022 | 81 | 7.3 |
80 ↑ | United States | 7.3 | 2022 | 81 | 7.3 |
80 ↑ | India | 7.3 | 2022 | 81 | 7.3 |
80 ↑ | Lesotho | 7.3 | 2021 | 81 | 7.3 |
85 ↑ | Angola | 7.2 | 2022 | 87 | 7.2 |
85 ↑ | Mali | 7.2 | 2022 | 118 | 5.7 |
85 ↓ | Tunisia | 7.2 | 2022 | 65 | 7.8 |
85 ↑ | China | 7.2 | 2022 | 87 | 7.2 |
85 ↓ | Algeria | 7.2 | 2022 | 76 | 7.5 |
90 ↓ | Indonesia | 7.1 | 2021 | 89 | 7.1 |
90 ↓ | Nicaragua | 7.1 | 2021 | 89 | 7.1 |
90 ↓ | Papua New Guinea | 7.1 | 2022 | 89 | 7.1 |
90 ↓ | Guatemala | 7.1 | 2022 | 89 | 7.1 |
90 ↑ | Mozambique | 7.1 | 2020 | 103 | 6.6 |
95 ↓ | Cuba | 7 | 2021 | 93 | 7 |
95 ↓ | Honduras | 7 | 2020 | 81 | 7.3 |
95 ↓ | Senegal | 7 | 2022 | 93 | 7 |
98 ↓ | Jordan | 6.9 | 2020 | 96 | 6.9 |
98 ↓ | Spain | 6.9 | 2022 | 96 | 6.9 |
98 ↓ | Vietnam | 6.9 | 2022 | 96 | 6.9 |
101 ↑ | South Africa | 6.8 | 2022 | 107 | 6.3 |
101 ↓ | Malaysia | 6.8 | 2022 | 99 | 6.8 |
101 ↓ | Swaziland | 6.8 | 2022 | 99 | 6.8 |
104 ↓ | Benin | 6.7 | 2022 | 101 | 6.7 |
104 ↓ | Republic of the Congo | 6.7 | 2022 | 101 | 6.7 |
104 ↓ | Armenia | 6.7 | 2022 | 93 | 7 |
107 ↓ | Oman | 6.6 | 2021 | 103 | 6.6 |
107 ↓ | Morocco | 6.6 | 2021 | 103 | 6.6 |
109 | Tanzania | 6.5 | 2022 | 109 | 6.2 |
109 ↓ | Montenegro | 6.5 | 2020 | 106 | 6.5 |
111 ↓ | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.3 | 2020 | 107 | 6.3 |
112 ↓ | Dominican Republic | 6.2 | 2020 | 109 | 6.2 |
112 ↓ | Albania | 6.2 | 2022 | 109 | 6.2 |
112 ↓ | Brazil | 6.2 | 2022 | 109 | 6.2 |
115 ↓ | Seychelles | 6 | 2021 | 113 | 6 |
116 ↓ | Estonia | 5.9 | 2022 | 114 | 5.9 |
116 ↓ | Zambia | 5.9 | 2022 | 114 | 5.9 |
116 ↑ | Mexico | 5.9 | 2022 | 125 | 5.4 |
119 ↓ | Suriname | 5.8 | 2022 | 116 | 5.8 |
119 ↓ | United Kingdom | 5.8 | 2022 | 116 | 5.8 |
121 ↓ | Romania | 5.7 | 2022 | 118 | 5.7 |
122 ↓ | Grenada | 5.6 | 2022 | 120 | 5.6 |
122 ↓ | Micronesia | 5.6 | 2022 | 120 | 5.6 |
122 ↓ | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.6 | 2021 | 120 | 5.6 |
125 ↓ | Mongolia | 5.5 | 2020 | 123 | 5.5 |
125 ↓ | Cape Verde | 5.5 | 2022 | 123 | 5.5 |
127 ↑ | Ghana | 5.4 | 2021 | 132 | 4.9 |
128 ↓ | Czech Republic | 5.3 | 2021 | 126 | 5.3 |
128 ↓ | Bulgaria | 5.3 | 2022 | 126 | 5.3 |
128 ↓ | Hungary | 5.3 | 2020 | 126 | 5.3 |
131 ↓ | Guyana | 5.1 | 2022 | 129 | 5.1 |
131 ↓ | Samoa | 5.1 | 2022 | 129 | 5.1 |
133 ↓ | Qatar | 5 | 2022 | 131 | 5 |
134 ↓ | Italy | 4.9 | 2022 | 132 | 4.9 |
135 ↓ | Slovakia | 4.7 | 2022 | 134 | 4.7 |
136 ↓ | Bahamas | 4.5 | 2022 | 135 | 4.5 |
137 ↓ | Belgium | 4.4 | 2022 | 136 | 4.4 |
137 ↓ | Croatia | 4.4 | 2022 | 136 | 4.4 |
139 ↓ | Latvia | 4.3 | 2021 | 138 | 4.3 |
139 ↓ | Belize | 4.3 | 2022 | 138 | 4.3 |
139 ↓ | El Salvador | 4.3 | 2020 | 138 | 4.3 |
142 ↓ | Barbados | 4.2 | 2020 | 141 | 4.2 |
142 ↓ | Poland | 4.2 | 2022 | 141 | 4.2 |
144 ↓ | Greece | 4.1 | 2021 | 143 | 4.1 |
145 ↓ | Singapore | 4 | 2022 | 144 | 4 |
146 ↓ | South Korea | 3.9 | 2022 | 145 | 3.9 |
147 ↓ | Costa Rica | 3.8 | 2022 | 146 | 3.8 |
148 ↓ | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.7 | 2022 | 147 | 3.7 |
148 ↓ | Jamaica | 3.7 | 2022 | 147 | 3.7 |
150 ↓ | United Arab Emirates | 3.6 | 2020 | 149 | 3.6 |
151 ↓ | Namibia | 3.5 | 2022 | 150 | 3.5 |
152 ↓ | Luxembourg | 3.4 | 2022 | 151 | 3.4 |
152 ↓ | Netherlands | 3.4 | 2021 | 151 | 3.4 |
154 ↓ | Botswana | 3.3 | 2020 | 153 | 3.3 |
155 ↓ | Mauritius | 3.2 | 2020 | 154 | 3.2 |
155 ↓ | Austria | 3.2 | 2021 | 154 | 3.2 |
157 ↓ | Lithuania | 3 | 2020 | 156 | 3 |
158 ↓ | Argentina | 2.8 | 2020 | 157 | 2.8 |
159 ↓ | Uruguay | 2.7 | 2022 | 158 | 2.7 |
160 ↓ | Japan | 2.6 | 2022 | 159 | 2.6 |
161 | Canada | 2.5 | 2021 | 161 | 2.5 |
161 | Portugal | 2.5 | 2021 | 161 | 2.5 |
163 ↓ | Germany | 2.3 | 2022 | 159 | 2.6 |
164 ↓ | Chile | 2.2 | 2022 | 163 | 2.2 |
164 ↓ | Panama | 2.2 | 2022 | 163 | 2.2 |
166 ↓ | Malta | 2 | 2022 | 165 | 2 |
166 ↓ | Slovenia | 2 | 2022 | 165 | 2 |
168 ↓ | France | 1.9 | 2022 | 167 | 1.9 |
169 ↓ | Iceland | 1.8 | 2022 | 168 | 1.8 |
169 ↓ | Sweden | 1.8 | 2022 | 168 | 1.8 |
171 ↓ | Australia | 1.7 | 2022 | 170 | 1.7 |
172 ↓ | Ireland | 1.5 | 2021 | 171 | 1.5 |
173 ↓ | Denmark | 1.4 | 2021 | 172 | 1.4 |
173 ↓ | Finland | 1.4 | 2022 | 172 | 1.4 |
173 ↓ | New Zealand | 1.4 | 2022 | 172 | 1.4 |
176 ↓ | Norway | 1.1 | 2022 | 175 | 1.1 |
177 ↓ | Switzerland | 1 | 2022 | 176 | 1 |
Definition of Factionalized Elites Index
The Factionalized elites indicator considers the fragmentation of state institutions along ethnic, class, clan, racial or religious lines, as well as and brinksmanship and gridlock between ruling elites. The higher the value, the more fragmented are the institutions in the country.