Pakistan is a federal parliamentary Islamic republic of four provinces, in which the military plays a major role in politics and security policy. Its economy operates under IMF-supported reforms, and its laws are shaped by Islamic provisions.
In the 12 Axes register, Pakistan leans hardest on Internationalism – Nationalism: Nationalism 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Pakistan sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Federal
Four provinces with constitutional autonomy
Leans Autocracy
Military influence over elected governments
Statist
Blasphemy laws and internet restrictions
Nationalist
Strong national security doctrine
Military-Focused
Nuclear-armed, large standing army
Centrist
Urdu national language; reserved seats for religious minorities
Mixed Economic
State enterprises and IMF programme
Balanced
Mixed economy, subsidies and state firms
Moderate
IMF-linked tariff reforms
Religious
Islam is the state religion
Traditionalist
Ahmadi status and blasphemy laws
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Pakistan is at Federal 68%. The register median is Unitary 68%.
Collectivize – Privatize
On Collectivize – Privatize, Pakistan 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: Atin Bhattacharya, 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].
