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Netherlands on the 12 axes

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

The Netherlands has the MLPG type, Free-Market Cosmopolitan. Its strongest leans are Liberty on security (-0.90), Democratic on authority (-0.85) and Progressive on morality (-0.85). The civil liberties score is 58 out of 60 (2025), judicial constraints on the executive reach 0.951 out of 1 (V-Dem, 2025), and abortion is available on request within a gestational limit. Trade leans Global (-0.75), with trade at 150% of GDP (2025). Structure sits near the centre at +0.10, since it is a unitary state with a regional governments index of 0.927.

Czechia is the closest match at 92%, with close leans on authority, religion, trade and foreign policy. The Dutch profile is more Multicultural on culture (-0.35 against -0.10), more Private (+0.70 against +0.55) and more Progressive on morality. See how Dutch politicians and historical figures rank against the profile on this page, and take the test to find your own closeness.

Laws and institutionsData 2026-10
ECONOMYSTATESOCIETYWORLDOwnershipMarketsWelfareAuthoritySecurityStructureMoralityReligionTechnologyCultureTradeForeign
Axis by axis

Where the Netherlands sits

  1. 01Ownership+70
    PublicPrivate
  2. 02Markets+50
    PlannedFree
  3. 03Welfare-30
    SharedSelf-reliant
  4. 04Authority-85
    DemocraticStrong leader
  5. 05Security-90
    LibertyOrder
  6. 06Structure+10
    LocalCentral
  7. 07Morality-85
    ProgressiveTraditional
  8. 08Religion-75
    SecularReligious
  9. 09Technology-20
    EmbraceCaution
  10. 10Culture-35
    MulticulturalNational identity
  11. 11Trade-75
    GlobalProtected
  12. 12Foreign policy-70
    CooperationStrength

Scores come from laws, budgets and institutional indexes, not from polls or the party in power. How country profiles are built

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Netherlands: questions

What is the Netherlands's type on the 12 axes?

Read from its laws and institutions, the Netherlands 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 countries are governed most like the Netherlands?

On the 12 axes, Czechia 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.