Tuvalu is a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy and Commonwealth realm of nine small islands. It has no army, funds itself from fishing licences, aid and domain income, and signed the Falepili Union treaty with Australia in 2023.
In the 12 Axes register, Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu, and the axis where you differ most.
Where Tuvalu 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 island councils
Representative Democracy
Prime minister chosen by parliament
Liberal
Free press, small community politics
Non-Interventionist
Falepili Union treaty with Australia
Non-Aggressive
No military forces, police maritime unit
Centrist
Strong traditional island culture
Mixed Economic
Fishing licences and aid fund the state
Balanced
Public-sector heavy, small private sector
Free Trade
Aid-reliant, open fishing licence trade
Religious
Church of Tuvalu is the state church
Traditionalist
Same-sex acts criminalised; 2023 constitution bans same-sex marriage
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Tuvalu is at Democratic 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Tuvalu 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: TUBS, 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].
