The United States is a federal presidential republic of fifty states with a market economy and the world's largest military. Federal policy in 2025–2026 favours tariffs, tighter immigration enforcement and deregulation.
In the 12 Axes register, United States leans hardest on Isolationism – Globalism: Isolationism 83%; the register median is Globalism 68%.
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Where United States sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Federal
Fifty states with reserved powers
Representative Democracy
Elected Congress and president
Centrist
Strong speech rights, expanding enforcement
Nationalist
America First foreign policy
Military-Focused
World's largest defence budget
Centrist
Diverse society, restrictive immigration stance
Capitalist
Private ownership dominates the economy
Markets
Market economy with light regulation
Protectionist
Broad tariffs since 2025
Spiritual
No state church, religion publicly prominent
Conservative
Current federal agenda is conservative
Technological
Federal push to lead in AI
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Isolationism – Globalism
On Isolationism – Globalism, United States is at Isolationism 83%. The register median is Globalism 68%.
Security – Freedom
On Security – Freedom, United States 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 · www.britannica.com
Map: Ssolbergj, CC BY 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].
