Flag of Mexico
Register of countriesNo. 109 of 195

Mexico

System
Federal presidential republic
Strongest axis
Federal 68%
Updated
2026-10-15

Mexico is a federal presidential republic of thirty-one states and Mexico City. Its current government pairs expanded social programmes and state-led energy policy with a secular constitution and deep trade integration with North America.

Legislative Palace of San Lázaro, Mexico City
Legislative Palace of San Lázaro, Mexico CityPhoto: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized

In the 12 Axes register, Mexico leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Federal 68%; the register median is Unitary 68%.

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The twelve axes

Where Mexico sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.

Government

Federal 68%Unitary

Federal

Thirty-one states plus Mexico City

Democratic 68%Autocratic

Representative Democracy

Elected president and Congress

SecurityFreedom

Centrist

Rights guaranteed, military policing role

Diplomacy

InternationalismNationalism

Non-Interventionist

Constitutional non-intervention doctrine

MilitaristPacifist

Neutral

Forces focused on internal security

AssimilationistMulticulturalist 68%

Polyculturalist

Constitution recognises pluricultural nation

Economy

Collectivize 68%Privatize

Social Democratic

State energy firms, welfare expansion

Planned 68%Markets

Regulationism

State steers energy and wages

IsolationismGlobalism 68%

Free Trade

USMCA member, export-oriented

Society

IrreligiousReligious

Moderate

Strict church–state separation

ProgressiveTraditional

Moderate

Mixed record on social issues

AccelerationBioconservative

Neutral

No distinct state stance

What stands out

Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.

Most distinctive axis

Federal – Unitary

On Federal – Unitary, Mexico is at Federal 68%. The register median is Unitary 68%.

Most ordinary axis

Internationalism – Nationalism

On Internationalism – Nationalism, Mexico is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.

Who is closest in the register

Farthest country

Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.

Figures in the register from Mexico

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Sources and image credit

Map showing the location of Mexico

Map: Ssolbergj, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.

Last updated: 2026-10-15

About these positions

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].