New Zealand is a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a single-chamber legislature elected by proportional representation. It has a liberalised, trade-dependent economy, a nuclear-free policy and a constitutional relationship with Māori through the Treaty of Waitangi.
In the 12 Axes register, New Zealand leans hardest on Isolationism – Globalism: Globalism 83%; the register median is Globalism 68%.
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Where New Zealand sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
No states, single-chamber parliament
Representative Democracy
Proportional representation since 1996
Liberal
Strong civil liberties record
Cooperation
Multilateralist small-state diplomacy
Non-Aggressive
Nuclear-free, small forces
Polyculturalist
Treaty of Waitangi biculturalism
Economic Liberal
Liberalised economy, public services
Markets
Deregulated since the 1980s
Globalist
Very low tariffs
Moderate
Secular state
Moderate
Liberal laws, centre-right government
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, New Zealand is at Democratic 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, New Zealand 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 · www.britannica.com
Map: Connormah, 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].
