Iran is an Islamic republic in which a Shia cleric serving as Supreme Leader holds final authority over elected institutions. The state enforces religious law, controls much of the economy and faces extensive international sanctions.
In the 12 Axes register, Iran leans hardest on Irreligious – Religious: Religious 95%; the register median is Religious 68%.
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Where Iran sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Centralised provincial administration
Oligarchy
Supreme Leader above vetted elections
Authoritarian
Dissent and dress codes policed
Nationalist
Anti-Western resistance doctrine
Militarist
Revolutionary Guards, regional allies
Assimilationist
Persian-Shia identity privileged
Social Democratic
Foundations and state firms dominate
Interventionism
Subsidies and price controls
Protectionist
Sanctions, resistance economy
Ultra-religious
Clerical rule under velayat-e faqih
Traditionalist
Mandatory religious social code
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Isolationism – Globalism
On Isolationism – Globalism, Iran is at Isolationism 83%. The register median is Globalism 68%.
Acceleration – Bioconservative
On Acceleration – Bioconservative, Iran 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: P30Carl, 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].
