Comparison
12 Axes vs SapplyValues
SapplyValues shows your result on a political compass; 12 Axes Test reports twelve axes. 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 SapplyValues.
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At a glance
| 12 Axes Test | SapplyValues | |
|---|---|---|
| Axes | 12, in four categories: government, diplomacy, economy and society | A compass with an economic and a social score; its statements carry effects on more than one axis |
| Statements | 36, 60 or 288 (quick, standard, full) | 46 |
| 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 | A position on a political compass (economic and social) |
| Licence | Statements from the open-source 12axes question bank, MIT licence | MIT licence, copyright 2017–2019 8values and 2020–2021 SapplyValues |
When the 12-axis test fits
You want to see twelve positions rather than two, grouped as government, diplomacy, economy and society, with the closest ideology, state, figure and country on one result.
When SapplyValues fits
You want one point on a compass from 46 statements, the form most people know from political compass charts.
This site also runs the original SapplyValues questions, with a result in the format of the 12 Axes result: SapplyValues test.
Where it comes from
According to its repository, SapplyValues takes its statements from the Sapply political compass (sapplypoliticalcompass.com) and its page design from 8values, under the MIT licence. It is a separate test from this one.
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 SapplyValues?
SapplyValues asks 46 statements and shows a point on a compass with an economic and a social score. This site asks 36, 60 or 288 statements and reports twelve axes in four categories.
Can I plot my 12 axes scores on a compass?
There is no defined rule for it. Economy and society are only two of the twelve axes here, and the tests use different statements, so a position on one compass would not match the other test's result.
Which test is shorter?
SapplyValues asks 46 statements. The quick version here asks 36, the standard one 60 and the full one 288.
Sources
Read on 5 October 2026 from the tests' own pages:
- https://sapplyvalues.github.io/
- https://github.com/SapplyValues/SapplyValues.github.io
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