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How it is governed

Australia on the 12 axes

MLPGFree-Market CosmopolitanOpen markets, open minds, open borders for ideas.

Australia comes out as MLPG, the Free-Market Cosmopolitan. The sharpest leans are Local (-0.95) on Structure, Democratic (-0.90) on Authority and Private (+0.90) on Ownership. Behind Private sits an Economic Freedom property rights score of 88.2 and a business freedom score of 92.3 (2026). Democratic is backed by judicial constraints on the executive of 0.99 (2025), and Local by a federation with a strong elected regional governments index of 0.975. Welfare is the milder axis, leaning Shared at only -0.15, with government spending at 40% of GDP (IMF, 2025).

Canada is a 87% match and shares the federal structure and the Free-Market Cosmopolitan type. The gap is on Technology, where Canada leans Embrace at -0.80 and Australia only -0.15. Explore how politicians and historical figures line up with Australia's profile, or take the test to see your own closeness.

Laws and institutionsData 2026-10
ECONOMYSTATESOCIETYWORLDOwnershipMarketsWelfareAuthoritySecurityStructureMoralityReligionTechnologyCultureTradeForeign
Axis by axis

Where Australia sits

  1. 01Ownership+90
    PublicPrivate
  2. 02Markets+70
    PlannedFree
  3. 03Welfare-15
    SharedSelf-reliant
  4. 04Authority-90
    DemocraticStrong leader
  5. 05Security-60
    LibertyOrder
  6. 06Structure-95
    LocalCentral
  7. 07Morality-90
    ProgressiveTraditional
  8. 08Religion-75
    SecularReligious
  9. 09Technology-15
    EmbraceCaution
  10. 10Culture-65
    MulticulturalNational identity
  11. 11Trade-70
    GlobalProtected
  12. 12Foreign policy-75
    CooperationStrength

Scores come from laws, budgets and institutional indexes, not from polls or the party in power. How country profiles are built

People

Who is closest to how Australia is governed?

Each percentage compares a person's documented positions with the country's current profile, on the axes both have on record. A high score means their views match the status quo. A low one means they would change more.

Current politicians

  1. Anthony AlbaneseAnthony AlbaneseAustralia · Australian Labor Party69%
  2. David ShoebridgeDavid ShoebridgeAustralia · Australian Greens65%
  3. Angus TaylorAngus TaylorAustralia · Liberal Party of Australia57%
  4. Pauline HansonPauline HansonAustralia · Pauline Hanson's One Nation47%

Historical figures

  1. Bob HawkeBob Hawke1929-2019 · 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (1983-1991)73%
  2. Paul KeatingPaul KeatingBorn 1944 · 24th Prime Minister of Australia (1991-1996)72%
  3. Malcolm FraserMalcolm Fraser1930-2015 · 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (1975-1983)69%
  4. Malcolm TurnbullMalcolm TurnbullBorn 1954 · 29th Prime Minister of Australia (2015-2018)69%
  5. Gough WhitlamGough Whitlam1916-2014 · 21st Prime Minister of Australia (1972-1975)65%
  6. Julia GillardJulia GillardBorn 1961 · 27th Prime Minister of Australia (2010-2013)62%
  7. Edmund BartonEdmund Barton1849-1920 · 1st Prime Minister of Australia (1901-1903)54%
  8. John HowardJohn HowardBorn 1939 · 25th Prime Minister of Australia (1996-2007)52%
  9. Robert MenziesRobert Menzies1894-1978 · 12th Prime Minister of Australia (1939-1941, 1949-1966)52%
  10. Alfred DeakinAlfred Deakin1856-1919 · 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (1903-1904, 1905-1908, 1909-1910)49%
  11. Scott MorrisonScott MorrisonBorn 1968 · 30th Prime Minister of Australia (2018-2022)49%
  12. John CurtinJohn Curtin1885-1945 · 14th Prime Minister of Australia (1941-1945)47%

Match-ups

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Australia: questions

What is Australia's type on the 12 axes?

Read from its laws and institutions, Australia comes out as MLPG (Free-Market Cosmopolitan). The type takes one letter per family of three axes: Economy, State, Society and World. It describes how the country is governed, not what its people think.

Which politician is closest to how Australia is governed?

Of the current politicians profiled here, Anthony Albanese sits closest to Australia's policy profile, at 69% on the axes both have on record. Closeness compares documented positions with current laws; it is not a measure of popularity or success.

Which countries are governed most like Australia?

On the 12 axes, Belgium is closest at 87%, followed by Canada at 87%. The comparison uses the same country profiles as the country match on your 12 Axes result.