BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4964934.stm Judged according to 12 criteria, including human flight and economic decline, states range from the most failed, Sudan, to the least, Norway. Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka are rated 19th, 20th and 25th respectively. The top 60 positions in the list were occupied almost exclusively by African, Middle Eastern, and Asian countries. India was ranked 93rd, Bhutan came 39th and the Maldives were not mentioned. Each nation was given an overall score based on the 12 criteria: mounting demographic pressures massive movement of refugees and internally displaced peoples legacy of vengeance - seeking group grievance chronic and sustained human flight uneven economic development along group lines sharp and/or severe economic decline criminalisation and delegitimisation of the state progressive deterioration of public services widespread violation of human rights security apparatus as "state within a state" rise of factionalised elites intervention of other states or external actors FAILED STATES 2006 - TOP 10 1. Sudan (3)* 2. DR Congo (2)* 3. Ivory Coast (1)* 4. Iraq (4)* 5. Zimbabwe (15)* 6. Chad (7)* (Tie) Somalia(5)* 8. Haiti (10)* 9. Pakistan (34)* 10 Afghanistan (11)* *Position in 2005 report