The Philippines is a unitary presidential republic with strong local governments and an autonomous Muslim region, Bangsamoro. It is a market-based economy with a socially Catholic legal framework and a security alliance with the United States.
In the 12 Axes register, Philippines leans hardest on Collectivize – Privatize: Privatize 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Philippines sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centrist
Unitary with strong local governments
Centrist
Directly elected president, dynastic politics
Centrist
Press killings, anti-terror law concerns
Non-Interventionist
Mutual defence treaty with US
Neutral
Armed forces focused on West Philippine Sea
Centrist
Bangsamoro region has autonomy
Capitalist
Open economy, private conglomerates
Markets
Open economy, selective protections
Free Trade
RCEP and ASEAN member
Religious
Catholic majority, strong church influence
Conservative
No divorce law; same-sex marriage not recognised
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Collectivize – Privatize
On Collectivize – Privatize, Philippines is at Privatize 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Philippines 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: Addicted04, 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].
