Indonesia is a unitary presidential republic of 38 provinces founded on the Pancasila principles. President Prabowo Subianto, in office since October 2024, pursues resource nationalism, a larger state investment role and a non-aligned foreign policy.
In the 12 Axes register, Indonesia leans hardest on Irreligious – Religious: Religious 83%; the register median is Religious 68%.
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Where Indonesia 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 regional autonomy
Centrist
Direct elections; governing coalition holds most parliament seats
Centrist
Protest crackdowns, blasphemy law
Non-Interventionist
Free and active non-aligned doctrine
Military-Focused
Military given wider civilian roles in 2025
Polyculturalist
Unity in Diversity national motto
Mixed Economic
State funds Danantara sovereign investment body
Balanced
Resource nationalism, state-owned firms
Limited Trade
Export bans on raw minerals
Religious
Belief in one God is Pancasila principle
Traditionalist
Blasphemy law and regional sharia in Aceh
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Isolationism – Globalism
On Isolationism – Globalism, Indonesia is at Isolationism 68%. The register median is Globalism 68%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Indonesia 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: Addicted04, 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].
