The Central African Republic is a unitary semi-presidential republic. President Faustin-Archange Touadéra won a third term in the December 2025 election with about 78 percent after a 2023 referendum removed term limits, and the state depends on UN peacekeepers and Russian security forces.
In the 12 Axes register, Central African Republic leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Central African Republic sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Unitary state, prefectures and sub-prefectures
Oligarchy
Touadéra re-elected December 2025 with 78 percent
Statist
Wartime emergency controls, restricted opposition
Anti-Interventionist
Russian security partner, UN peacekeeping presence
Military-Focused
Armed groups control parts of territory
Centrist
Sango and French official languages
Economic Liberal
Mining concessions, weak state economy
Markets
Gold and diamond concession economy
Moderate
Landlocked, CEMAC member
Spiritual
Secular state, Christian-majority
Conservative
Same-sex acts legal, public same-sex affection criminalised
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Central African Republic is at Autocratic 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Irreligious – Religious
On Irreligious – Religious, Central African Republic is at Religious 68%, almost the register median of Religious 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: Marcos Elias de Oliveira Júnior, CC0, 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].
