Libya is split between a Tripoli-based Government of National Unity and an eastern administration aligned with the House of Representatives and Khalifa Haftar. Planned 2026 elections have not taken place, and oil revenue funds both sides.
In the 12 Axes register, Libya leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Libya sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centrist
Rival governments, no effective centre
Oligarchy
No national election held since 2014
Statist
Militias detain critics, press unsafe
Non-Interventionist
Rival governments rely on different foreign backers
Military-Focused
Armed groups and rival armies
Assimilationist
Migrants detained, abuses widely reported
Social Democratic
State oil company and fuel subsidies
Regulationism
State oil revenue funds the budget
Moderate
Oil exports, weak trade regime
Religious
Sharia is main source of legislation
Traditionalist
Same-sex acts criminalised
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Libya is at Autocratic 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Libya 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: L'Américain, Public domain, 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].
