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How it is governed

Czechia on the 12 axes

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

Czechia is typed MLPG, the Free-Market Cosmopolitan. Its sharpest leans are Democratic Authority (-0.90), Secular Religion (-0.75) and Global Trade (-0.70). Democratic comes from judicial constraints on the executive of 0.96 and a Liberal Democracy Index of 0.794 (2025). Secular follows from a state with no official or funded religion. Private Ownership (+0.55) rests on a property rights score of 89.8 (2026). Structure (+0.05) and Culture (-0.10) both sit near the centre, and the country is building or planning new nuclear reactors.

The Netherlands is the closest match at 92%, ahead of Sweden at 90%. Both are unitary states leaning Democratic, Secular and Global. The Netherlands is more Private at +0.70 and leans Multicultural at -0.35 where Czechia sits near the centre. Check which politicians and historical figures sit nearest to Czechia's profile, or take the test to see how close you are to it.

Laws and institutionsData 2026-10
ECONOMYSTATESOCIETYWORLDOwnershipMarketsWelfareAuthoritySecurityStructureMoralityReligionTechnologyCultureTradeForeign
Axis by axis

Where Czechia sits

  1. 01Ownership+55
    PublicPrivate
  2. 02Markets+35
    PlannedFree
  3. 03Welfare-25
    SharedSelf-reliant
  4. 04Authority-90
    DemocraticStrong leader
  5. 05Security-65
    LibertyOrder
  6. 06Structure+5
    LocalCentral
  7. 07Morality-60
    ProgressiveTraditional
  8. 08Religion-75
    SecularReligious
  9. 09Technology-45
    EmbraceCaution
  10. 10Culture-10
    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 Czechia 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. Tomáš MasarykTomáš Masaryk1850-1937 · First President of Czechoslovakia (1918-1935)89%
  2. Václav HavelVáclav Havel1936-2011 · President of Czechoslovakia (1989-1992)79%

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Czechia: questions

What is Czechia's type on the 12 axes?

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

Of the people from Czechia profiled here, Tomáš Masaryk sits closest to its current policy profile, at 89% on the axes both have on record.

Which countries are governed most like Czechia?

On the 12 axes, the Netherlands is closest at 92%, followed by Sweden at 90%. The comparison uses the same country profiles as the country match on your 12 Axes result.