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How it is governed

Italy on the 12 axes

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

Italy has the CLPG type, Global Commoner. Its strongest leans are Cooperation on foreign policy (-0.75), Progressive on morality (-0.70) and Shared on welfare (-0.65). General government spending reaches 51% of GDP (IMF, 2025) and public social spending 28% of GDP (2024). Abortion is available on request within a gestational limit (2025). Technology leans Caution at +0.50, with a nuclear power phase-out and GM crop cultivation banned or opted out. Religion and culture both sit close to the centre.

Austria is the closest match at 87%. Both lean Shared, Democratic, Liberty, Local, Progressive, Global, Caution and Cooperation. Austria goes further on welfare (-0.95) and leans Private and Free on the economy, while Italy is milder at +0.25 and +0.35. Culture also splits them, with Austria leaning National identity and Italy near the centre. Explore how Italian politicians and figures rank on this page, and take the test to see your own closeness to the country.

Laws and institutionsData 2026-10
ECONOMYSTATESOCIETYWORLDOwnershipMarketsWelfareAuthoritySecurityStructureMoralityReligionTechnologyCultureTradeForeign
Axis by axis

Where Italy sits

  1. 01Ownership+25
    PublicPrivate
  2. 02Markets+35
    PlannedFree
  3. 03Welfare-65
    SharedSelf-reliant
  4. 04Authority-50
    DemocraticStrong leader
  5. 05Security-55
    LibertyOrder
  6. 06Structure-45
    LocalCentral
  7. 07Morality-70
    ProgressiveTraditional
  8. 08Religion+5
    SecularReligious
  9. 09Technology+50
    EmbraceCaution
  10. 10Culture-10
    MulticulturalNational identity
  11. 11Trade-60
    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 Italy 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. Giorgia MeloniGiorgia MeloniItaly · Brothers of Italy56%

Historical figures

  1. Giuseppe MazziniGiuseppe Mazzini1805-1872 · Founder of Young Italy86%
  2. Aldo MoroAldo Moro1916-1978 · Prime Minister of Italy80%
  3. Alcide De GasperiAlcide De Gasperi1881-1954 · Prime Minister of Italy (1945-1953)73%
  4. Camillo Benso, Count of CavourCamillo Benso, Count of Cavour1810-1861 · Prime Minister of Piedmont-Sardinia71%
  5. Enrico BerlinguerEnrico Berlinguer1922-1984 · General Secretary of the Italian Communist Party (1972-1984)70%
  6. Antonio GramsciAntonio Gramsci1891-1937 · Marxist theorist63%
  7. Giuseppe GaribaldiGiuseppe Garibaldi1807-1882 · Leader of the Expedition of the Thousand (1860)63%
  8. Niccolò MachiavelliNiccolò Machiavelli1469-1527 · Secretary of the Second Chancery of the Republic of Florence54%

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Italy: questions

What is Italy's type on the 12 axes?

Read from its laws and institutions, Italy 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 Italy is governed?

Of the current politicians profiled here, Giorgia Meloni sits closest to Italy's policy profile, at 56% 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 Italy?

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