Oman is an absolute monarchy led by Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, with an elected advisory Consultative Council. It follows a neutral foreign policy, has mediated between Iran and Western states, and is diversifying its oil economy under Vision 2040.
In the 12 Axes register, Oman leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 95%; the register median is balanced 50%.
Take the test and this line shows how close your twelve scores are to Oman, and the axis where you differ most.
Where Oman sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Governorates ruled from Muscat
Autocracy
Sultan holds executive and legislative power
Statist
Dissent and online speech curbed
Non-Interventionist
Neutral mediator, hosted US-Iran talks 2025
Neutral
Small forces, defensive posture
Centrist
Citizenship tied to Omani lineage
Mixed Economic
State oil wealth, Vision 2040 diversification
Balanced
State-led development plans
Free Trade
Free trade agreements, port investment
Religious
Islam is the state religion, Ibadi majority
Traditionalist
Sharia main source of legislation
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Oman is at Autocratic 95%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Oman 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, 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].
