Comparison
12 Axes vs 9Axes
9Axes places you on nine axes; 12 Axes Test places you on twelve. This page sets out what each one measures, how many statements it asks 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 9Axes.
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At a glance
| 12 Axes Test | 9Axes | |
|---|---|---|
| Axes | 12, in four categories: government, diplomacy, economy and society | 9: Federal–Unitary, Democratic–Authoritarian, Globalist–Isolationist, Militarist–Pacifist, Security–Freedom, Equality–Markets, Secular–Religious, Progressive–Traditional, Assimilationist–Multiculturalist |
| Statements | 36, 60 or 288 (quick, standard, full) | 216 in the full version (24 per axis), 45 in the short one (5 per axis) |
| Answers | 7 levels, from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree | From Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree; the page does not give the number of levels |
| Licence | Statements from the open-source 12axes question bank, MIT licence | MIT licence text, inherited from 8values |
When the 12-axis test fits
You want economy split in two, trade kept apart from diplomacy, and the Acceleration–Bioconservative axis; you want a result that includes country, figure and historical-state matches; or you want the test in Portuguese, Spanish, German or French.
When 9Axes fits
You prefer fewer axes and a single economic axis, or a short version of 45 statements that gives a plain axis profile.
This site also runs the original 9axes questions (the short version, 45 statements), with a result in the format of the 12 Axes result: 9axes test.
Where the axes differ
The 12-axis list has Collectivize–Privatize and Planned–Markets where 9Axes has one Equality–Markets axis. It separates Internationalism–Nationalism from Isolationism–Globalism, and it adds Acceleration–Bioconservative.
The two are related. The open-source 12axes test says it is based on 9axes, and the 9Axes licence file begins "From the original 8values: The MIT License". Shared lineage does not make the scores interchangeable.
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
What is the difference between 12 Axes and 9Axes?
9Axes has nine axes and a 45- or 216-statement test. This site has twelve axes and 36, 60 or 288 statements. The twelve include Acceleration–Bioconservative, which the 9Axes list does not have, split economy into two axes and keep trade apart from diplomacy.
Can I convert my 9Axes scores to 12 axes?
No. There is no conversion. Axes with similar names, such as Federal–Unitary, Militarist–Pacifist, Security–Freedom, Progressive–Traditional and Assimilationist–Multiculturalist, can be compared by eye, but not as numbers.
Are 12 Axes and 9Axes related?
The open-source 12axes test says it is based on 9axes. This site is independent of both and uses the 12axes question bank.
Sources
Read on 5 October 2026 from the tests' own pages:
- https://9axes.github.io/
- https://github.com/9Axes/9axes.github.io
- https://politicaltests.github.io/12axes/
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