Germany is a federal parliamentary republic of sixteen states with a social market economy. It is a central member of the European Union and NATO and has sharply increased defence spending since 2022.
In the 12 Axes register, Germany leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Federal 68%; the register median is Unitary 68%.
Take the test and this line shows how close your twelve scores are to Germany, and the axis where you differ most.
Where Germany sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Federal
Sixteen Länder share power
Representative Democracy
Proportional parliament, coalition governments
Liberal
Basic Law protects liberties
Cooperation
EU and NATO anchor
Neutral
Rearming after long restraint
Centrist
Integration focus, tighter migration
Mixed Economic
Social market economy
Balanced
Markets with strong co-determination
Free Trade
Export-driven, EU trade policy
Moderate
Church tax, secular governance
Moderate
Centre-right-led coalition, liberal laws
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Germany is at Federal 68%. The register median is Unitary 68%.
Militarist – Pacifist
On Militarist – Pacifist, Germany is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Map: The Emirr, CC BY 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].
