Croatia is a unitary parliamentary republic in the EU and NATO that adopted the euro and joined Schengen in 2023. Its economy leans on tourism, and the government is a coalition led by the HDZ.
In the 12 Axes register, Croatia leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Democratic 68%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Croatia sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Unitary state: 20 counties plus the city of Zagreb
Representative Democracy
Elected parliament, HDZ-led coalition
Liberal
Free press, some media pressure
Cooperation
EU and NATO member
Neutral
NATO member, mid-size forces
Centrist
Croat nation-state; eight reserved seats for minorities
Mixed Economic
Mixed economy, tourism dominant
Markets
Open market economy
Free Trade
Euro and Schengen since 2023
Spiritual
Catholic Church treaties with the state
Conservative
Constitution defines marriage as man and woman
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Croatia is at Democratic 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Croatia 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: Thebeon, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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].
