Pakistan on the 12 axes
MLTNHomestead IndependentFree enterprise, small government, family, faith, and home.Pakistan has the MLTN type, Homestead Independent. The strongest leans are Traditional on morality (+0.75), Religious on religion (+0.75) and Local on structure (-0.75). Abortion is allowed only to preserve health or on a few narrow grounds, a blasphemy law is in force, and an official religion is a main source of legislation (2025). Welfare leans Self-reliant (+0.70), with general government spending of 21% of GDP (IMF, 2025). Security leans Order only slightly, at +0.15.
Indonesia is the closest match at 80%. Both lean Self-reliant, Strong leader, Local, Traditional, Religious and Embrace. Pakistan leans Strength on foreign policy (+0.25), with military spending of 2.9% of GDP (2025) and nuclear weapons (2023), while Indonesia leans Cooperation. Pakistan leans Protected on trade where Indonesia leans Global, and Pakistan leans Multicultural (-0.25) where Indonesia leans National identity. Use this page to see how Pakistani politicians and historical figures compare with the profile, or take the test to see your own closeness.
Where Pakistan sits
- 01Ownership-20PublicPrivate
- 02Markets-25PlannedFree
- 03Welfare+70SharedSelf-reliant
- 04Authority+50DemocraticStrong leader
- 05Security+15LibertyOrder
- 06Structure-75LocalCentral
- 07Morality+75ProgressiveTraditional
- 08Religion+75SecularReligious
- 09Technology-35EmbraceCaution
- 10Culture-25MulticulturalNational identity
- 11Trade+30GlobalProtected
- 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 Pakistan 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 Pakistan's type on the 12 axes?
Read from its laws and institutions, Pakistan comes out as MLTN (Homestead Independent). 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 Pakistan is closest to how it is governed today?
Of the people from Pakistan profiled here, Muhammad Ali Jinnah sits closest to its current policy profile, at 72% on the axes both have on record.
Which countries are governed most like Pakistan?
On the 12 axes, Indonesia is closest at 80%, followed by the United Arab Emirates at 78%. The comparison uses the same country profiles as the country match on your 12 Axes result.