Countries
Countries on the 12 axes
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- ArgentinaA federal presidential republic of 23 provinces and its capital, an early adopter of same-sex marriage (2010) and legal abortion (2020), now cutting public spending and deregulating the economy.
- AustraliaA federal parliamentary monarchy of six states, with compulsory voting, universal public health insurance (Medicare), an open trading economy and an official policy of multiculturalism.
- BrazilA federal presidential republic of 26 states and a federal district, with universal public health care, large social programmes such as Bolsa Família, state-led banks and oil, and relatively high import tariffs.
- CanadaA federal parliamentary monarchy of ten provinces and three territories, with public health insurance, an official policy of multiculturalism and wide free-trade agreements.
- ChileA unitary presidential republic with one of the most open economies in the world, a network of free-trade agreements, private pension funds and stable democratic institutions.
- ColombiaA unitary presidential republic with decentralised departments, a 2016 peace agreement with the FARC, legal abortion up to 24 weeks and same-sex marriage.
- FranceA unitary semi-presidential republic built on laïcité (strict state secularism), with a large welfare state, nuclear power and a republican model of integration.
- GermanyA federal parliamentary republic of 16 states, a founding member of the EU, with a social market economy, church tax collected by the state and an exit from nuclear power completed in 2023.
- IndiaA federal parliamentary republic of 28 states and eight union territories, the world's largest democracy by voters, with a constitutionally secular state, "Make in India" industrial policy and fast-growing digital public services.
- ItalyA parliamentary republic of 20 regions, a founding member of the EU, with a national health service, a concordat with the Catholic Church and civil unions for same-sex couples.
- JapanA parliamentary constitutional monarchy whose constitution renounces war, with universal health insurance, relatively low but rising immigration, a strong technology industry and no same-sex marriage at national level.
- MexicoA federal presidential republic of 31 states and Mexico City with a strongly secular constitution, nationwide same-sex marriage, large cash welfare programmes state-owned oil and power companies, and a 2024 judicial reform under which judges are elected.
- PeruA unitary presidential republic with an open, market-led economy and an independent central bank, a strong Catholic tradition and several changes of president since 2018.
- PortugalA unitary semi-presidential republic, a member of the EU and NATO, with a national health service, decriminalised personal drug use (2001) and same-sex marriage (2010).
- SpainA parliamentary monarchy of 17 self-governing communities, a member of the EU and NATO, with universal public health care and early laws on same-sex marriage (2005) and euthanasia (2021).
- SwedenA parliamentary monarchy with a large welfare state, high taxes, strong gender-equality and secular traditions, and NATO membership since 2024.
- SwitzerlandA federal republic of 26 cantons governed by direct democracy and a collective executive, neutral and outside the EU, with low taxes and a strong export economy.
- United KingdomA parliamentary monarchy with devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, an established Church of England, a National Health Service and a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
- United StatesA federal presidential republic of 50 states with a constitutional separation of church and state, the world's largest military budget, largely private health insurance and, since 2025, tariffs on steel, cars and other imports.
- UruguayA unitary presidential republic with long-standing secularism, a strong welfare state, state-owned utilities and pioneering laws on cannabis, abortion and same-sex marriage.