New Zealand on the 12 axes
MLPGFree-Market CosmopolitanOpen markets, open minds, open borders for ideas.New Zealand is typed MLPG, Free-Market Cosmopolitan. The strongest leans are Democratic on authority (-0.90), Progressive on morality (-0.90) and Cooperation on foreign policy (-0.90). Judicial constraints on the executive score 0.975 out of 1 (V-Dem, 2025), abortion is available on request within a gestational limit, and the country is a party to the Rome Statute (2026). Markets lean Free (+0.65), with a business freedom score of 89.1 out of 100 (Heritage Foundation, 2026). Technology sits exactly at the centre, at 0.00.
Luxembourg is the closest match at 91%. Both lean Private, Free, Shared, Democratic, Liberty, Progressive, Central, Multicultural and Cooperation. Luxembourg leans Caution on technology (+0.35) and has no trade data, while New Zealand leans Global (-0.65), with a trade freedom score of 90.6 (Heritage Foundation, 2026). Luxembourg is also stronger on Liberty. Use this page to see how New Zealand's politicians and historical figures compare with its profile, and take the test to see your own closeness.
Where New Zealand sits
- 01Ownership+60PublicPrivate
- 02Markets+65PlannedFree
- 03Welfare-40SharedSelf-reliant
- 04Authority-90DemocraticStrong leader
- 05Security-60LibertyOrder
- 06Structure+100LocalCentral
- 07Morality-90ProgressiveTraditional
- 08Religion-75SecularReligious
- EmbraceCaution
- 10Culture-60MulticulturalNational identity
- 11Trade-65GlobalProtected
- 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 New Zealand 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 New Zealand's type on the 12 axes?
Read from its laws and institutions, New Zealand 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 figure from New Zealand is closest to how it is governed today?
Of the people from New Zealand profiled here, Jacinda Ardern sits closest to its current policy profile, at 71% on the axes both have on record.
Which countries are governed most like New Zealand?
On the 12 axes, Luxembourg is closest at 91%, followed by Ireland at 86%. The comparison uses the same country profiles as the country match on your 12 Axes result.