Armenia ranks 102nd in the 2012 Failed States Index released by the Fund for Peace.
The FSI ranks 178 countries using 12 social, economic, and political indicators of pressure on the state, along with over 100 sub-indicators.
The 2012 FSI ranks Somalia as number one citing widespread lawlessness, ineffective government, terrorism, insurgency and crime.
Armenia ranks higher in the Failed States Index-2012 than the neighboring countries.
Armenia ranks 102nd, Turkey ranks 85th, Russia is 83rd. Azerbaijan and Georgia come 68th and 51st respectively. Iran ranks 34th.
Finland, Sweden and Denmark are the best three rankings.