12 Axes
Political Test
Politics in twelve dimensions, not two. Answer plain statements, one at a time, and get a score on each axis from ownership to foreign policy, then the ideology, historical figure and country closest to you.
A readout, not a label
Your result page shows the full shape of your views, then who shares it.
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12 separate scores
Where you stand on each axis from -100 to +100, between two named poles, with a plain-English line for each.
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Your closest ideology
The traditions closest to your shape out of 124, ranked by match.
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Your historical twin
The leaders and thinkers, out of 258, whose recorded views sit nearest yours.
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Your opposite
The ideology furthest from you, so you can read the strongest case on the other side.
Pick your depth
Each length draws from the same bank of 162 statements, balanced across all 12 axes and keyed in both directions.
Each statement moves one axis, sometimes a second one by half as much. Agreeing moves you toward the statement's pole, disagreeing moves you away, and each axis is scaled to run from -100 to +100. Matches compare your 12 scores with every profile on the same axes. Read the methodology.
Before you start
What is the 12 axes test?
A free political test that scores you on 12 separate axes across economy, state, society and world affairs, instead of the usual left-right and authoritarian-libertarian grid.
How is it different from the political compass?
The compass averages everything into 2 numbers. Here, someone can be pro-market and pro-welfare, or secular and nationalist, and the result shows it.
How long does it take?
Quick is 36 statements, about 5 minutes. Standard is 72. Deep is 162 and gives the most precise matches.
Which length should I pick?
Standard (72 statements, about 10 minutes) is the best start. Quick gives a first read in 5 minutes. Deep asks every statement in the bank, so each axis rests on 13 or 14 statements and the matches are the steadiest.
Can I skip a statement?
Yes. A skipped statement is left out of your score. Neutral is different: it counts as an answer and pulls that axis a little toward the centre.
Who wrote the statements?
They were written for this test, drawing on published frameworks such as the Pew political typology and Moral Foundations research. Each statement has a short explainer with the main case for and against, and statements are keyed in both directions.