The Filed State Index is compiled from gathering data from different indicators.
Pakistan's** Economy** was still rated strong and is in the Top 10 among these 60 most failed countries in the world.
But Pakistan is only behind Somalia and Sudan in "Factionalized Elites" i.e fragment of Ruling Elites and state institutions along group lines; and use of nationalistic political rhetoric by these elites, often in terms of communal support.
Pakistan also scores at the bottom when it comes to the group grievances , security **and the **external intervention.