Johannesburg - South Africa’s ranking on the Fragile States Index (FSI) has worsened significantly over the 10 years to 2017, largely due to increasing economic pressure, according to the 2017 FSI.

“With the exception of Senegal, South Africa is the most worsened country not in active conflict or civil war,” the FSI said.

The FSI is an annual rating of 178 countries based on the different pressures they face that impact their levels of fragility.