Peru is a unitary semi-presidential republic with a bicameral Congress restored in 2026. Keiko Fujimori became president on 28 July 2026, and the economy follows the market-oriented 1993 constitution with many free trade agreements.
In the 12 Axes register, Peru leans hardest on Collectivize – Privatize: Privatize 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Peru 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 regional governments
Representative Democracy
Elected president and bicameral Congress took office July 2026
Centrist
Recurring states of emergency suspend assembly and movement rights
Non-Interventionist
Pacific Alliance member, open diplomacy
Neutral
Army focused on internal security
Centrist
Quechua and Aymara official regionally
Capitalist
1993 constitution favours private investment
Free Market
Subsidiary state role in economy
Globalist
Many free trade agreements
Spiritual
Catholicism recognised, state is secular
Conservative
Same-sex unions not recognised
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Collectivize – Privatize
On Collectivize – Privatize, Peru is at Privatize 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Peru 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: Addicted04, 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].
