Mongolia is a unitary semi-presidential republic with a directly elected president and a unicameral State Great Khural. Its economy depends on mining exports, and its foreign policy balances relations with Russia and China through a third-neighbour approach.
In the 12 Axes register, Mongolia leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Democratic 68%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Mongolia 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 aimags
Representative Democracy
Direct presidential and parliamentary elections
Liberal
Constitution protects freedoms, media pressure
Non-Interventionist
Third neighbour policy, UN peacekeeping
Neutral
Small army, neutral diplomacy
Centrist
Predominantly Mongol majority, minority protections
Economic Liberal
Mining-led economy with state stakes
Balanced
State stakes in mining, welfare transfers
Moderate
Heavily dependent on exports to China
Moderate
Secular state, Buddhism prominent
Moderate
Same-sex acts legal, family law conservative
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Mongolia is at Democratic 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Mongolia 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: ASDFGHJ, 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].
