The Index is based on 12 indicators, and ranks countries based on stability. The rank order is based on the total scores of the 12 indicators. For each indicator, the ratings are placed on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being the most stable and 10 being the least stable. The total score is the sum of the 12 indicators and is on a scale of 0-120.
Mongolia did not feature in the first FSI in 2005, but in 2006 was listed as moderate/stable with a score falling almost exactly in the middle of the ranked countries. Since then Mongolia has held a position in the stable section of the Index scoring 58.4 in 2006, 58.4 in 2007, 57.8 in 2008, 61.9 in 2009, 60.1 in 2010, 59.6 in 2011, and 58.7 in 2012. This year Mongolia receives it”s lowest score of 57.8, reflecting the stability of the country. Compared to neighbouring countries of China (80.9) and Russia (77.1) Mongolia is doing comparatively well.
The Index uses 12 indicators of state vulnerability to measure the overall score of each country. The Social indicators are Mounting Demographic Pressures, Movement of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons, Group Grievance, Chronic and Sustained Human Flight. The two economic indicators used are Uneven Economic Development along Group Lines and Sharp and/or Sever Economic Decline. Lastly the Political and Military indicators are Ligitimacy of the State, Public Services, Human Rights Abuse, Security Apparatus, Factionalized Elites and External Intervention.
Mongolia scores well in Movement of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons scoring only 2.2 and 2.5 in the Sustained Human Flight indicators, however the scores of the economic indicators are much higher and reflect the economic instabilities Mongolia is facing. Demographic Pressures and Public Services are two other areas in which Mongolia has to improve to become a more stable country according to the Index.
The full Index can be found on the Fund for Peace website.
