Understand the 12 axes
Balanced: Trade
42.6–57.4% Protectionism · 42.6–57.4% Globalism
What this band means
Balanced covers 42.6–57.4% Protectionism. A score near the center may combine different priorities, conditional positions or relatively neutral answers. Protectionism gives greater weight to domestic production, economic self-reliance and measures that shelter national industries. Globalism favors international trade, cross-border integration and fewer barriers to the movement of goods and capital. Trade openness is distinct from cultural openness and from military alliances. Someone can favor international commerce while preferring strict immigration rules or a restrained foreign policy. This band describes the direction and distance of your score from the center, rather than the percentage of people who agree with you. Two people in the same band can still disagree on particular policies. Their remaining eleven axes may also differ substantially. Use the sample statements to identify the trade-offs that produced this part of your result. The catalog examples below offer points of comparison within the model; they are not a survey of quiz participants.
Across the reference catalog
These 121 profiles are reference models, not responses from quiz participants. The distributions describe this catalog’s composition.
Among 29 ideologies, the median Trade score is 51.2% Protectionism. The lowest value is 43.7% (Direct Democracy), while the highest is 56.8% (Islamism). These values describe the reference set on this particular axis.
Among 38 countries and regions, the median Trade score is 49.4% Protectionism. The lowest value is 43.4% (Mongol Empire), while the highest is 57.4% (Sri Lanka). These values describe the reference set on this particular axis.
Among 54 figures, the median Trade score is 48.8% Protectionism. The lowest value is 43.1% (Andy Burnham), while the highest is 56.3% (Buenaventura Durruti). These values describe the reference set on this particular axis.
Examples in this band
How the other axes combine
These are medians for reference profiles in this band. They do not predict the other views of a person with this result.
Among the 121 profiles in Balanced, Structure has a median of 37.5% Federal and 62.5% Unitary.
Among the 121 profiles in Balanced, Representation has a median of 66.2% Democracy and 33.8% Autocracy.
Among the 121 profiles in Balanced, Power has a median of 53.8% Security and 46.2% Liberty.
Among the 121 profiles in Balanced, Immigration has a median of 48.8% Assimilation and 51.2% Multiculturalism.
Among the 121 profiles in Balanced, Diplomacy has a median of 44.3% Militarist and 55.7% Pacifist.
Among the 121 profiles in Balanced, Intervention has a median of 52.5% Non-interventionist and 47.5% Nationalist.
Among the 121 profiles in Balanced, Economy has a median of 55% Public and 45% Private.
Among the 121 profiles in Balanced, Control has a median of 60% Planning and 40% Free market.
Among the 121 profiles in Balanced, Religion has a median of 46.2% Irreligious and 53.8% Religious.
Among the 121 profiles in Balanced, Morality has a median of 38.8% Progressive and 61.2% Traditionalist.
Among the 121 profiles in Balanced, Technology has a median of 55% Technology and 45% Biology.
Consider the questions
01Domestic industries should be protected with tariffs whenever necessary.
02I prefer limiting imports to protect industrial jobs, even if prices rise.
03Tariffs should be cut to almost zero, even if some domestic industries fail.
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