Factionalized elites index - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Factionalized elites index, 0 (low) - 10 (high), 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 175 countries was 6.63 index points. The highest value was in Guinea: 10 index points and the lowest value was in Switzerland: 1 index points. The indicator is available from 2007 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: Fund for Peace
Select indicator
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Factionalized elites index, 2024 Global rank Available data
Guinea 10 1 2007 - 2024
Somalia 10 2 2007 - 2024
Thailand 10 3 2007 - 2024
Zimbabwe 10 4 2007 - 2024
Belarus 9.9 5 2007 - 2024
C.A. Republic 9.9 6 2007 - 2024
DR Congo 9.9 7 2007 - 2024
G.-Bissau 9.9 8 2007 - 2024
Ivory Coast 9.9 9 2007 - 2024
Niger 9.9 10 2007 - 2024
Syria 9.9 11 2007 - 2024
Yemen 9.9 12 2007 - 2024
Haiti 9.7 13 2007 - 2024
Bangladesh 9.6 14 2007 - 2024
Cameroon 9.6 15 2007 - 2024
Iran 9.6 16 2007 - 2024
Iraq 9.6 17 2007 - 2024
Lebanon 9.6 18 2007 - 2024
Nigeria 9.6 19 2007 - 2024
Sudan 9.6 20 2007 - 2024
Chad 9.5 21 2007 - 2024
Egypt 9.4 22 2007 - 2024
Venezuela 9.4 23 2007 - 2024
Ethiopia 9.3 24 2007 - 2024
Liberia 9.3 25 2007 - 2024
Pakistan 9.3 26 2007 - 2024
North Korea 9.2 27 2007 - 2024
Sri Lanka 9.1 28 2007 - 2024
Burma 9 29 2007 - 2024
Libya 9 30 2007 - 2024
Russia 8.9 31 2007 - 2024
Serbia 8.9 32 2007 - 2024
Uganda 8.9 33 2007 - 2024
Georgia 8.8 34 2007 - 2024
Mauritania 8.8 35 2007 - 2024
Nepal 8.8 36 2007 - 2024
Turkey 8.8 37 2007 - 2024
Uzbekistan 8.8 38 2007 - 2024
Afghanistan 8.7 39 2007 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 8.7 40 2007 - 2024
Cambodia 8.7 41 2007 - 2024
Malawi 8.7 42 2007 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 8.7 43 2007 - 2024
Kenya 8.6 44 2007 - 2024
Burundi 8.5 45 2007 - 2024
Gabon 8.5 46 2007 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 8.5 47 2007 - 2024
Eritrea 8.4 48 2007 - 2024
Peru 8.4 49 2007 - 2024
Tajikistan 8.4 50 2007 - 2024
Israel 8.3 51 2007 - 2024
Laos 8.3 52 2007 - 2024
Palestine 8.3 53 2021 - 2024
Rwanda 8.3 54 2007 - 2024
Ukraine 8.3 55 2007 - 2024
Bolivia 8.2 56 2007 - 2024
Burkina Faso 8.2 57 2007 - 2024
Ecuador 8.2 58 2007 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 8.2 59 2007 - 2024
Fiji 8.2 60 2007 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 8.2 61 2007 - 2024
Sierra Leone 8.2 62 2007 - 2024
Maldives 8.1 63 2007 - 2024
Comoros 8 64 2007 - 2024
Philippines 8 65 2007 - 2024
Azerbaijan 7.9 66 2007 - 2024
Cyprus 7.9 67 2007 - 2024
Kazakhstan 7.9 68 2007 - 2024
Madagascar 7.8 69 2007 - 2024
Moldova 7.8 70 2007 - 2024
Paraguay 7.8 71 2007 - 2024
Turkmenistan 7.8 72 2007 - 2024
Djibouti 7.7 73 2007 - 2024
Gambia 7.7 74 2007 - 2024
Bahrain 7.6 75 2007 - 2024
Colombia 7.6 76 2007 - 2024
Mali 7.6 77 2007 - 2024
Togo 7.6 78 2007 - 2024
Bhutan 7.5 79 2007 - 2024
Kuwait 7.5 80 2007 - 2024
Brunei 7.4 81 2007 - 2024
Senegal 7.4 82 2007 - 2024
USA 7.4 83 2007 - 2024
India 7.3 84 2007 - 2024
Lesotho 7.3 85 2007 - 2024
North Macedonia 7.3 86 2007 - 2024
Angola 7.2 87 2007 - 2024
China 7.2 88 2007 - 2024
Tunisia 7.2 89 2007 - 2024
Guatemala 7.1 90 2007 - 2024
Indonesia 7.1 91 2007 - 2024
Nicaragua 7.1 92 2007 - 2024
Papua N.G. 7.1 93 2007 - 2024
Benin 7 94 2007 - 2024
Cuba 7 95 2007 - 2024
Honduras 7 96 2007 - 2024
Algeria 6.9 97 2007 - 2024
Jordan 6.9 98 2007 - 2024
Spain 6.9 99 2007 - 2024
Vietnam 6.9 100 2007 - 2024
Malaysia 6.8 101 2007 - 2024
South Africa 6.8 102 2007 - 2024
Swaziland 6.8 103 2007 - 2024
R. of Congo 6.7 104 2007 - 2024
Morocco 6.6 105 2007 - 2024
Tanzania 6.5 106 2007 - 2024
Armenia 6.4 107 2007 - 2024
Mozambique 6.3 108 2007 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 6.3 109 2007 - 2024
Albania 6.2 110 2007 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 6.2 111 2007 - 2024
Brazil 6.1 112 2007 - 2024
Seychelles 6 113 2007 - 2024
Ghana 5.9 114 2007 - 2024
Mexico 5.9 115 2007 - 2024
Estonia 5.8 116 2007 - 2024
Suriname 5.8 117 2007 - 2024
UK 5.8 118 2007 - 2024
Romania 5.7 119 2007 - 2024
Grenada 5.6 120 2007 - 2024
Micronesia 5.6 121 2007 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 5.6 122 2007 - 2024
Zambia 5.6 123 2007 - 2024
Cape Verde 5.5 124 2007 - 2024
Mongolia 5.5 125 2007 - 2024
Bulgaria 5.3 126 2007 - 2024
Czechia 5.3 127 2007 - 2024
Hungary 5.3 128 2007 - 2024
Samoa 5.1 129 2007 - 2024
Qatar 5 130 2007 - 2024
Italy 4.9 131 2007 - 2024
El Salvador 4.8 132 2007 - 2024
Guyana 4.8 133 2007 - 2024
Slovakia 4.7 134 2007 - 2024
Bahamas 4.5 135 2007 - 2024
Belgium 4.4 136 2007 - 2024
Croatia 4.4 137 2007 - 2024
Belize 4.3 138 2007 - 2024
Latvia 4.3 139 2007 - 2024
Barbados 4.2 140 2007 - 2024
Poland 4.2 141 2007 - 2024
Greece 4.1 142 2007 - 2024
Singapore 4 143 2007 - 2024
South Korea 3.9 144 2007 - 2024
Costa Rica 3.8 145 2007 - 2024
Ant.& Barb. 3.7 146 2007 - 2024
Jamaica 3.7 147 2007 - 2024
UA Emirates 3.6 148 2007 - 2024
Namibia 3.5 149 2007 - 2024
Luxembourg 3.4 150 2007 - 2024
Netherlands 3.4 151 2007 - 2024
Botswana 3.3 152 2007 - 2024
Austria 3.2 153 2007 - 2024
Mauritius 3.1 154 2007 - 2024
Lithuania 3 155 2007 - 2024
Argentina 2.8 156 2007 - 2024
Panama 2.7 157 2007 - 2024
Uruguay 2.7 158 2007 - 2024
Japan 2.6 159 2007 - 2024
Canada 2.5 160 2007 - 2024
Portugal 2.5 161 2007 - 2024
Germany 2.3 162 2007 - 2024
Chile 2.2 163 2007 - 2024
Malta 2 164 2007 - 2024
Slovenia 2 165 2007 - 2024
France 1.9 166 2007 - 2024
Iceland 1.8 167 2007 - 2024
Sweden 1.8 168 2007 - 2024
Australia 1.7 169 2007 - 2024
Ireland 1.5 170 2007 - 2024
Denmark 1.4 171 2007 - 2024
Finland 1.4 172 2007 - 2024
New Zealand 1.4 173 2007 - 2024
Norway 1.1 174 2007 - 2024
Switzerland 1 175 2007 - 2024



Definition: 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.

Selected articles from our guide:

The unholy trinity of international finance

Most commonly used measures of corruption

All articles

1. Guinea
2. Somalia
3. Thailand
4. Zimbabwe
5. Belarus
6. C.A. Republic
7. DR Congo
8. G.-Bissau
9. Ivory Coast
10. Niger
11. Syria
12. Yemen
13. Haiti
14. Bangladesh
15. Cameroon
16. Iran
17. Iraq
18. Lebanon
19. Nigeria
20. Sudan
21. Chad
22. Egypt
23. Venezuela
24. Ethiopia
25. Liberia
26. Pakistan
27. North Korea
28. Sri Lanka
29. Burma
30. Libya
31. Russia
32. Serbia
33. Uganda
34. Georgia
35. Mauritania
36. Nepal
37. Turkey
38. Uzbekistan
39. Afghanistan
40. Bosnia & Herz.
41. Cambodia
42. Malawi
43. Solomon Isl.
44. Kenya
45. Burundi
46. Gabon
47. Saudi Arabia
48. Eritrea
49. Peru
50. Tajikistan
51. Israel
52. Laos
53. Palestine
54. Rwanda
55. Ukraine
56. Bolivia
57. Burkina Faso
58. Ecuador
59. Eq. Guinea
60. Fiji
61. Kyrgyzstan
62. Sierra Leone
63. Maldives
64. Comoros
65. Philippines
66. Azerbaijan
67. Cyprus
68. Kazakhstan
69. Madagascar
70. Moldova
71. Paraguay
72. Turkmenistan
73. Djibouti
74. Gambia
75. Bahrain
76. Colombia
77. Mali
78. Togo
79. Bhutan
80. Kuwait
81. Brunei
82. Senegal
83. USA
84. India
85. Lesotho
86. North Macedonia
87. Angola
88. China
89. Tunisia
90. Guatemala
91. Indonesia
92. Nicaragua
93. Papua N.G.
94. Benin
95. Cuba
96. Honduras
97. Algeria
98. Jordan
99. Spain
100. Vietnam
101. Malaysia
102. South Africa
103. Swaziland
104. R. of Congo
105. Morocco
106. Tanzania
107. Armenia
108. Mozambique
109. S.T.&Principe
110. Albania
111. Domin. Rep.
112. Brazil
113. Seychelles
114. Ghana
115. Mexico
116. Estonia
117. Suriname
118. UK
119. Romania
120. Grenada
121. Micronesia
122. Tr.&Tobago
123. Zambia
124. Cape Verde
125. Mongolia
126. Bulgaria
127. Czechia
128. Hungary
129. Samoa
130. Qatar
131. Italy
132. El Salvador
133. Guyana
134. Slovakia
135. Bahamas
136. Belgium
137. Croatia
138. Belize
139. Latvia
140. Barbados
141. Poland
142. Greece
143. Singapore
144. South Korea
145. Costa Rica
146. Ant.& Barb.
147. Jamaica
148. UA Emirates
149. Namibia
150. Luxembourg
151. Netherlands
152. Botswana
153. Austria
154. Mauritius
155. Lithuania
156. Argentina
157. Panama
158. Uruguay
159. Japan
160. Canada
161. Portugal
162. Germany
163. Chile
164. Malta
165. Slovenia
166. France
167. Iceland
168. Sweden
169. Australia
170. Ireland
171. Denmark
172. Finland
173. New Zealand
174. Norway
175. Switzerland
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.70
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.50
9.40
9.40
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.20
9.10
9.00
9.00
8.90
8.90
8.90
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.70
8.70
8.70
8.70
8.70
8.60
8.50
8.50
8.50
8.40
8.40
8.40
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.20
8.20
8.20
8.20
8.20
8.20
8.20
8.10
8.00
8.00
7.90
7.90
7.90
7.80
7.80
7.80
7.80
7.70
7.70
7.60
7.60
7.60
7.60
7.50
7.50
7.40
7.40
7.40
7.30
7.30
7.30
7.20
7.20
7.20
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.00
7.00
7.00
6.90
6.90
6.90
6.90
6.80
6.80
6.80
6.70
6.60
6.50
6.40
6.30
6.30
6.20
6.20
6.10
6.00
5.90
5.90
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.70
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.50
5.50
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.10
5.00
4.90
4.80
4.80
4.70
4.50
4.40
4.40
4.30
4.30
4.20
4.20
4.10
4.00
3.90
3.80
3.70
3.70
3.60
3.50
3.40
3.40
3.30
3.20
3.10
3.00
2.80
2.70
2.70
2.60
2.50
2.50
2.30
2.20
2.00
2.00
1.90
1.80
1.80
1.70
1.50
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.10
1.00
0
2.5
5
7.5
10


This site uses cookies.
Learn more here


OK