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How it is governed

Croatia on the 12 axes

CLPGGlobal CommonerShared wealth, personal freedom, open borders of the mind.

Croatia is typed CLPG, the Global Commoner, and its leans are mostly moderate. Progressive Morality (-0.70) is the strongest, followed by Global Trade (-0.65). Behind Progressive are abortion on request and a Women, Business and the Law score of 94 out of 100 (2025). Welfare leans Shared at -0.40, with government spending of 50% of GDP (IMF, 2025). Structure is near the centre at +0.10, since Croatia is a unitary state with a strong elected regional governments index of 0.916. Technology sits at +0.10 as well.

Romania is tied with Slovakia as the closest match at 90%. Both are unitary states that lean Progressive, Global and Cooperation. Romania sits at the centre on Welfare at +0.10 with government spending of 40% of GDP, while Croatia leans Shared. Citizenship rules in Croatia need 8 years of residence for naturalization (2025). Browse the politicians and historical figures ranked by closeness to Croatia, or take the test to see how close you are.

Laws and institutionsData 2026-10
ECONOMYSTATESOCIETYWORLDOwnershipMarketsWelfareAuthoritySecurityStructureMoralityReligionTechnologyCultureTradeForeign
Axis by axis

Where Croatia sits

  1. 01Ownership+15
    PublicPrivate
  2. 02Markets+20
    PlannedFree
  3. 03Welfare-40
    SharedSelf-reliant
  4. 04Authority-50
    DemocraticStrong leader
  5. 05Security-50
    LibertyOrder
  6. 06Structure+10
    LocalCentral
  7. 07Morality-70
    ProgressiveTraditional
  8. 08Religion-35
    SecularReligious
  9. 09Technology+10
    EmbraceCaution
  10. 10Culture+15
    MulticulturalNational identity
  11. 11Trade-65
    GlobalProtected
  12. 12Foreign policy-55
    CooperationStrength

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

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Croatia: questions

What is Croatia's type on the 12 axes?

Read from its laws and institutions, Croatia comes out as CLPG (Global Commoner). 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 countries are governed most like Croatia?

On the 12 axes, Romania is closest at 90%, followed by Slovakia at 90%. The comparison uses the same country profiles as the country match on your 12 Axes result.