Palestine is a UN non-member observer state whose Palestinian Authority administers parts of the West Bank under a semi-presidential Basic Law. Gaza has been governed outside the Authority; UN Security Council Resolution 2803 provides for a Board of Peace and a transitional administrative committee.
In the 12 Axes register, Palestine leans hardest on Irreligious – Religious: Religious 83%; the register median is Religious 68%.
Take the test and this line shows how close your twelve scores are to Palestine, and the axis where you differ most.
Where Palestine sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Authority centralised under the president
Leans Autocracy
No national elections since 2006; local polls held April 2026
Centrist
Basic Law guarantees rights; 2018 cybercrime decree-law allows site blocking
Non-Interventionist
UN non-member observer state since 2012
Neutral
No standing army, security forces only
Centrist
Arab majority, Christian reserved municipal seats
Mixed Economic
Mixed economy, heavy aid dependence
Balanced
Aid-dependent economy, Israeli customs control
Moderate
Trade tied to Israeli customs envelope
Religious
Basic Law names Islam the state religion
Traditionalist
Sharia is principal source of legislation
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Palestine is at Autocratic 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Palestine 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: User:Rob984, 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].
