Comparison
12 Axes vs 8values
8values reports four axes, eight values in all; 12 Axes Test reports twelve axes. This page sets out what each one measures, how long it is and how it is licensed, as read from their own pages on 5 October 2026. 12 Axes Test is independent and not made by or affiliated with 8values.
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At a glance
| 12 Axes Test | 8values | |
|---|---|---|
| Axes | 12, in four categories: government, diplomacy, economy and society | 4 axes, 8 values: Equality–Markets, Nation–Globe, Liberty–Authority, Tradition–Progress (shown as Economic, Diplomatic, Civil, Societal) |
| Statements | 36, 60 or 288 (quick, standard, full) | 70 |
| Answers | 7 levels, from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree | From Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
| Result | Twelve scores, the closest of 38 ideologies, and the closest historical state, figure and country | Four scores, one per axis |
| Licence | Statements from the open-source 12axes question bank, MIT licence | MIT licence, copyright 2020 8values |
When the 12-axis test fits
You want twelve positions instead of four, with separate axes such as Federal–Unitary, Irreligious–Religious and Acceleration–Bioconservative; or a result with country, figure and historical-state matches.
When 8values fits
You want a compact picture with one score each for economy, diplomacy, civil liberties and society, from a single set of 70 statements.
This site also runs the original 8values questions, with a result in the format of the 12 Axes result: 8values test.
Lineage
As the tests describe themselves, 9Axes is based off 8values and the 12axes test is based on 9axes. That is a shared ancestry of code and licence, not a shared scale: four axes cannot be read off twelve, or the other way round.
What none of these tests can show
A set of statements is a small sample of what a person thinks. How you answer depends on how you read the wording, and the same answer can mean different things in different countries and decades.
Scores from different tests are not on the same scale, and no conversion exists between them: a result on one cannot be turned into a result on another. Use any of them as a prompt to look at your own views, not as a label.
Questions
Is the 12 Axes test just 8values with more axes?
They are related by lineage, but they are different tests: 8values has four axes and 70 statements, this site has twelve axes and 36, 60 or 288 statements.
Can I compare my 8values scores with 12 axes scores?
Not as numbers. There is no conversion between the two. Axes with similar themes, such as Tradition–Progress and Progressive–Traditional, can be compared by eye.
Which test has more statements?
8values asks 70 statements. This site asks 36, 60 or 288, so its quick version is shorter and its full version much longer.
Sources
Read on 5 October 2026 from the tests' own pages:
- https://8values.github.io/
- https://github.com/8values/8values.github.io
- https://github.com/9Axes/9axes.github.io
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