Indonesia on the 12 axes
MLTGPrudent Free-TraderSound money, limited government, steady values, open trade.Indonesia carries the MLTG type, Prudent Free-Trader. The strongest lean is Self-reliant on welfare (+0.80), with general government spending of only 16% of GDP (IMF, 2025) and public health spending of 1.4% of GDP (2023). Morality leans Traditional (+0.70), since abortion is prohibited or allowed only to save the woman's life and a blasphemy law is in force (2025). Culture leans National identity (+0.55), with a migrant stock of 0.16% of the population (2024). Ownership sits near the centre at -0.10.
The Philippines is the nearest match at 83%. Both lean Self-reliant, Strong leader, Traditional, National identity, Embrace, Global and Cooperation. They part on religion, where Indonesia leans Religious and the Philippines leans Secular, and on security, where Indonesia leans Order and the Philippines leans Liberty. This page ranks politicians and historical figures by how close they come to Indonesia's profile, and you can take the test to compare yourself.
Where Indonesia sits
- 01Ownership-10PublicPrivate
- 02Markets+15PlannedFree
- 03Welfare+80SharedSelf-reliant
- 04Authority+20DemocraticStrong leader
- 05Security+15LibertyOrder
- 06Structure-45LocalCentral
- 07Morality+70ProgressiveTraditional
- 08Religion+45SecularReligious
- 09Technology-40EmbraceCaution
- 10Culture+55MulticulturalNational identity
- 11Trade-35GlobalProtected
- 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 Indonesia 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
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What is Indonesia's type on the 12 axes?
Read from its laws and institutions, Indonesia comes out as MLTG (Prudent Free-Trader). 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 Indonesia is closest to how it is governed today?
Of the people from Indonesia profiled here, Sukarno sits closest to its current policy profile, at 66% on the axes both have on record.
Which countries are governed most like Indonesia?
On the 12 axes, the Philippines is closest at 83%, followed by Nigeria at 82%. The comparison uses the same country profiles as the country match on your 12 Axes result.