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How it is governed

Austria on the 12 axes

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

Austria is typed MLPG, the Free-Market Cosmopolitan, with an unusually strong Shared lean on Welfare (-0.95). The numbers behind it are government spending of 55% of GDP (IMF, 2025) and public social spending of 32% of GDP (2024). Local on Structure (-0.95) reflects a federation, and Progressive on Morality (-0.90) comes with abortion on request. Religion sits at the centre at +0.05, since the state is secular but funds and partners with religions.

Germany is the closest country at 88%. Both are federations with high social spending and a Free-Market Cosmopolitan type. They differ on Culture, where Austria leans National identity at +0.20 and Germany leans Multicultural at -0.50, a gap that shows in citizenship: Austria requires 10 years of residence for naturalization (2025). Use this page to see which politicians and figures sit nearest Austria's profile, or take the test to compare yourself.

Laws and institutionsData 2026-10
ECONOMYSTATESOCIETYWORLDOwnershipMarketsWelfareAuthoritySecurityStructureMoralityReligionTechnologyCultureTradeForeign
Axis by axis

Where Austria sits

  1. 01Ownership+55
    PublicPrivate
  2. 02Markets+60
    PlannedFree
  3. 03Welfare-95
    SharedSelf-reliant
  4. 04Authority-80
    DemocraticStrong leader
  5. 05Security-70
    LibertyOrder
  6. 06Structure-95
    LocalCentral
  7. 07Morality-90
    ProgressiveTraditional
  8. 08Religion+5
    SecularReligious
  9. 09Technology+40
    EmbraceCaution
  10. 10Culture+20
    MulticulturalNational identity
  11. 11Trade-65
    GlobalProtected
  12. 12Foreign policy-45
    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 Austria 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.

Historical figures

  1. Karl PopperKarl Popper1902-1994 · Philosopher of science and political philosopher75%
  2. Friedrich HayekFriedrich Hayek1899-1992 · Economist and political philosopher72%
  3. Ludwig von MisesLudwig von Mises1881-1973 · Economist of the Austrian school65%

Match-ups

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Austria: questions

What is Austria's type on the 12 axes?

Read from its laws and institutions, Austria 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 figure from Austria is closest to how it is governed today?

Of the people from Austria profiled here, Karl Popper sits closest to its current policy profile, at 75% on the axes both have on record.

Which countries are governed most like Austria?

On the 12 axes, Germany is closest at 88%, followed by Italy at 87%. The comparison uses the same country profiles as the country match on your 12 Axes result.