Poland on the 12 axes
MLTGPrudent Free-TraderSound money, limited government, steady values, open trade.Poland's profile is MLTG, the Prudent Free-Trader. Its strongest lean is Global on trade, backed by trade worth 97% of GDP (2025) and an applied weighted tariff of 1.33% (2022). Welfare leans Shared, with public social spending of 23% of GDP (2024) and total government spending of 51% (2025). Security leans Liberty, and the death penalty is abolished for all crimes (2025). Religion sits almost exactly at the centre.
Slovakia is the closest match at 87%. Both countries lean Liberty, Democratic and Global, but Slovakia leans Progressive on Morality and Secular on Religion while Poland stays near the centre on both. See how its politicians and historical figures compare on the page, or take the test to see how close you are to this profile.
Where Poland sits
- 01Ownership+25PublicPrivate
- 02Markets+20PlannedFree
- 03Welfare-40SharedSelf-reliant
- 04Authority-45DemocraticStrong leader
- 05Security-50LibertyOrder
- 06Structure+15LocalCentral
- 07Morality+10ProgressiveTraditional
- SecularReligious
- 09Technology-10EmbraceCaution
- 10Culture+20MulticulturalNational 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
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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 Poland's type on the 12 axes?
Read from its laws and institutions, Poland 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 Poland is closest to how it is governed today?
Of the people from Poland profiled here, Lech Wałęsa sits closest to its current policy profile, at 87% on the axes both have on record.
Which countries are governed most like Poland?
On the 12 axes, Slovakia is closest at 87%, followed by Croatia at 86%. The comparison uses the same country profiles as the country match on your 12 Axes result.