Andorra is a unitary parliamentary co-principality in the Pyrenees, with the French president and the Catholic bishop of Urgell as joint heads of state, and seven parishes. Its economy rests on tourism and finance, and it is linked to the EU through a customs union.
In the 12 Axes register, Andorra leans hardest on Militarist – Pacifist: Pacifist 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Andorra sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Unitary state with seven parishes
Representative Democracy
Parliament elects the head of government
Liberal
Civil liberties protected by the 1993 constitution
Non-Interventionist
UN member, EU customs union, not EU member
Pacifist
No standing army, small ceremonial force
Centrist
Foreigners outnumber citizens, long residency for naturalisation
Economic Liberal
Low-tax services economy with income tax since 2015
Markets
Tourism and banking in a market economy
Free Trade
Customs union with EU, open borders
Spiritual
Catholic bishop of Urgell is co-prince
Conservative
Abortion banned in all cases, same-sex marriage since 2023
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Militarist – Pacifist
On Militarist – Pacifist, Andorra is at Pacifist 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Andorra is at Unitary 68%, almost the register median of Unitary 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
