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How it is governed

France on the 12 axes

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

France is typed CLPG, the Global Commoner. Welfare is a sharp lean at Shared (-0.85), with government spending of 57% of GDP (IMF, 2025) and public social spending of 31% of GDP (2024). Next come Progressive Morality (-0.90) and Democratic Authority (-0.90), plus Secular Religion (-0.75), since the state is separated from religion and has no blasphemy law. Structure is a near-centre axis at +0.05 in a unitary state. Technology leans Embrace only mildly at -0.20, and France is building or planning new reactors.

Sweden is the closest match at 89%, with the Netherlands at 87%. Both are unitary states with a Shared welfare lean, but Sweden is more Private on Ownership at +0.70 against France's +0.30 and more Embrace on Technology at -0.60. Sweden belongs to the MLPG type instead. See how politicians and historical figures compare with France on this page, or take the test to see your own closeness.

Laws and institutionsData 2026-10
ECONOMYSTATESOCIETYWORLDOwnershipMarketsWelfareAuthoritySecurityStructureMoralityReligionTechnologyCultureTradeForeign
Axis by axis

Where France sits

  1. 01Ownership+30
    PublicPrivate
  2. 02Markets+25
    PlannedFree
  3. 03Welfare-85
    SharedSelf-reliant
  4. 04Authority-90
    DemocraticStrong leader
  5. 05Security-60
    LibertyOrder
  6. 06Structure+5
    LocalCentral
  7. 07Morality-90
    ProgressiveTraditional
  8. 08Religion-75
    SecularReligious
  9. 09Technology-20
    EmbraceCaution
  10. 10Culture-45
    MulticulturalNational identity
  11. 11Trade-60
    GlobalProtected
  12. 12Foreign policy-35
    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 France 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. Emmanuel MacronEmmanuel MacronFrance · Renaissance73%

Historical figures

  1. Simone VeilSimone Veil1927-2017 · President of the European Parliament (1979-1982)81%
  2. Albert CamusAlbert Camus1913-1960 · Novelist, essayist and philosopher79%
  3. Léon BlumLéon Blum1872-1950 · Prime Minister of France (1936-1937, 1938 and 1946-1947)77%
  4. Simone de BeauvoirSimone de Beauvoir1908-1986 · Philosopher77%
  5. François MitterrandFrançois Mitterrand1916-1996 · President of France (1981-1995)76%
  6. Jean JaurèsJean Jaurès1859-1914 · Leader of the French Socialist Party and co-leader of the SFIO76%
  7. MontesquieuMontesquieu1689-1755 · Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu76%
  8. Flora TristanFlora Tristan1803-1844 · Writer and social theorist74%
  9. Valéry Giscard d'EstaingValéry Giscard d'Estaing1926-2020 · President of France (1974-1981)74%
  10. Jean MonnetJean Monnet1888-1979 · First President of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (1952-1955)72%
  11. Jacques ChiracJacques Chirac1932-2019 · President of France (1995-2007)69%
  12. Frantz FanonFrantz Fanon1925-1961 · Psychiatrist at Blida-Joinville Hospital, Algeria (1953-1957)68%

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France: questions

What is France's type on the 12 axes?

Read from its laws and institutions, France 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 politician is closest to how France is governed?

Of the current politicians profiled here, Emmanuel Macron sits closest to France's policy profile, at 73% 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 France?

On the 12 axes, Sweden is closest at 89%, followed by the Netherlands at 87%. The comparison uses the same country profiles as the country match on your 12 Axes result.