Singapore on the 12 axes
MOPGMarket ModernizerPragmatic, open to the world, run by what works.Singapore is typed MOPG, the Market Modernizer. Its sharpest lean is Global on trade, with exports plus imports of 320% of GDP (2025) and a weighted tariff of 0% (2022). Welfare leans strongly Self-reliant, as total government spending is only 16% of GDP (2025), and Markets lean Free. Structure sits at the Central pole, with a regional governments index of 0 (2025). Authority, Morality, Technology and Culture all sit close to the centre.
Hungary is the nearest country at 76%. Both are labelled Market Modernizer, but Hungary leans Liberty on Security and Cooperation on foreign policy, while Singapore leans Order and Strength, and Hungary sits near the centre on Welfare. 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 Singapore sits
- 01Ownership+40PublicPrivate
- 02Markets+65PlannedFree
- 03Welfare+85SharedSelf-reliant
- 04Authority-10DemocraticStrong leader
- 05Security+40LibertyOrder
- 06Structure+100LocalCentral
- 07Morality-10ProgressiveTraditional
- 08Religion-35SecularReligious
- EmbraceCaution
- 10Culture-10MulticulturalNational identity
- 11Trade-100GlobalProtected
- 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 Singapore 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 Singapore's type on the 12 axes?
Read from its laws and institutions, Singapore comes out as MOPG (Market Modernizer). 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 Singapore is closest to how it is governed today?
Of the people from Singapore profiled here, Lee Kuan Yew sits closest to its current policy profile, at 78% on the axes both have on record.
Which countries are governed most like Singapore?
On the 12 axes, Hungary is closest at 76%, followed by Bulgaria at 75%. The comparison uses the same country profiles as the country match on your 12 Axes result.