Ivory Coast is a unitary presidential republic led by Alassane Ouattara, who won a fourth term in October 2025. It is the world's largest cocoa producer, and a post-2011 civil war settlement shapes its politics.
In the 12 Axes register, Ivory Coast leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Unitary 83%; the register median is Unitary 68%.
Take the test and this line shows how close your twelve scores are to Ivory Coast, and the axis where you differ most.
Where Ivory Coast sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Unitary state with regions and districts
Leans Autocracy
Ouattara won fourth term in October 2025
Centrist
Main opposition candidates barred from 2025 ballot
Non-Interventionist
Member of ECOWAS and WAEMU
Neutral
Army reformed after 2011 civil war
Centrist
Over sixty ethnic groups, French official
Economic Liberal
World's largest cocoa producer, market economy
Markets
Private sector leads, state anchors cocoa
Free Trade
CFA franc zone, open export economy
Spiritual
Muslims and Christians in near balance
Conservative
Same-sex acts legal; no recognition of same-sex unions
Neutral
No notable technology restrictions
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Ivory Coast is at Autocratic 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Ivory Coast 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 · 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].
