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Romania on the 12 axes

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

Romania's type is MLPG, the Free-Market Cosmopolitan. Its clearest leans are Cooperation on foreign policy and Global on trade. It belongs to an integrated military alliance (2026), spends 2.3% of GDP on its military (2025), and its trade equals 76% of GDP (2025). Security leans Liberty and Morality leans Progressive, with abortion on request within a gestational limit (2025). Welfare and Structure sit near the centre, with total government spending at 40% of GDP (2025).

Slovakia is the closest country at 92%. The two share the same type, yet Slovakia leans more strongly Private on Ownership, Shared on Welfare and Democratic on Authority, while Romania is milder on all three. See how its politicians and historical figures compare on the page, or take the test to see how close you are to this profile.

Laws and institutionsData 2026-10
ECONOMYSTATESOCIETYWORLDOwnershipMarketsWelfareAuthoritySecurityStructureMoralityReligionTechnologyCultureTradeForeign
Axis by axis

Where Romania sits

  1. 01Ownership+20
    PublicPrivate
  2. 02Markets+20
    PlannedFree
  3. 03Welfare+10
    SharedSelf-reliant
  4. 04Authority-20
    DemocraticStrong leader
  5. 05Security-50
    LibertyOrder
  6. 06Structure+10
    LocalCentral
  7. 07Morality-45
    ProgressiveTraditional
  8. 08Religion-35
    SecularReligious
  9. 09Technology-15
    EmbraceCaution
  10. 10Culture+25
    MulticulturalNational identity
  11. 11Trade-60
    GlobalProtected
  12. 12Foreign policy-70
    CooperationStrength

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Romania: questions

What is Romania's type on the 12 axes?

Read from its laws and institutions, Romania 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 Romania?

On the 12 axes, Slovakia is closest at 92%, followed by Croatia at 90%. The comparison uses the same country profiles as the country match on your 12 Axes result.