Hungary on the 12 axes
MOPGMarket ModernizerPragmatic, open to the world, run by what works.Hungary's profile is MOPG, the Market Modernizer. Its strongest lean is toward Global on trade, backed by a weighted average tariff of 1.33% (2022) and a trade freedom score of 79.4 out of 100 (Heritage Foundation, 2026). It also leans Progressive on morality, since abortion is available on request within a gestational limit (2025). On structure it leans Central, as a unitary state (2025). Markets, welfare, authority and technology all sit close to the centre, and general government spending of 47% of GDP (IMF, 2025) fits that balance.
Romania is its closest match at 90%. Both lean Progressive, Secular and Global, but Romania sits near the centre on structure while Hungary leans Central, and Romania leans Democratic on authority where Hungary stays in the middle. On this page you can see how Hungarian politicians and historical figures compare with this profile, and take the test to see how close you are.
Where Hungary sits
- 01Ownership+20PublicPrivate
- 02Markets+10PlannedFree
- SharedSelf-reliant
- 04Authority+10DemocraticStrong leader
- 05Security-30LibertyOrder
- 06Structure+45LocalCentral
- 07Morality-60ProgressiveTraditional
- 08Religion-35SecularReligious
- 09Technology-10EmbraceCaution
- 10Culture+15MulticulturalNational identity
- 11Trade-70GlobalProtected
- CooperationStrength
Scores come from laws, budgets and institutional indexes, not from polls or the party in power. How country profiles are built
Who is closest to how Hungary 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.
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What is Hungary's type on the 12 axes?
Read from its laws and institutions, Hungary comes out as MOPG (Market Modernizer). 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 Hungary is governed?
Of the current politicians profiled here, Viktor Orbán sits closest to Hungary's policy profile, at 57% 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 Hungary?
On the 12 axes, Romania is closest at 90%, followed by Bulgaria at 88%. The comparison uses the same country profiles as the country match on your 12 Axes result.