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Argentina

System
Federal presidential republic
Strongest axis
Privatize 83%
Updated
2026-10-15

Argentina is a federal presidential republic of twenty-three provinces and an autonomous capital. Since late 2023 its government has pursued sharp spending cuts, deregulation and privatisation aimed at ending chronic inflation and opening the economy.

Palace of the Argentine National Congress, Buenos Aires
Palace of the Argentine National Congress, Buenos AiresPhoto: Felipe Restrepo Acosta, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized

In the 12 Axes register, Argentina leans hardest on Collectivize – Privatize: Privatize 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.

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The twelve axes

Where Argentina sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.

Government

Federal 68%Unitary

Federal

Twenty-three provinces with own constitutions

Democratic 68%Autocratic

Representative Democracy

Elected president and Congress

SecurityFreedom 68%

Liberal

Civil liberties broadly protected

Diplomacy

InternationalismNationalism

Non-Interventionist

Aligned with US, sceptical of blocs

MilitaristPacifist

Neutral

Small defence budget

AssimilationistMulticulturalist

Centrist

Immigrant nation, no strong policy

Economy

CollectivizePrivatize 83%

Capitalist

Privatisation and deep spending cuts

PlannedMarkets 83%

Free Market

Deregulation drive since late 2023

IsolationismGlobalism 68%

Free Trade

Lifting import and currency controls

Society

IrreligiousReligious

Moderate

Catholic support clause, secular practice

ProgressiveTraditional 68%

Conservative

Government opposes progressive cultural agenda

AccelerationBioconservative

Neutral

No distinct state stance

What stands out

Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.

Most distinctive axis

Federal – Unitary

On Federal – Unitary, Argentina is at Federal 68%. The register median is Unitary 68%.

Most ordinary axis

Internationalism – Nationalism

On Internationalism – Nationalism, Argentina is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.

Who is closest in the register

Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.

Figures in the register from Argentina

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Sources and image credit

Map showing the location of Argentina

Map: Dexxter, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.

Last updated: 2026-10-15

About these positions

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].