Rentier-touristic monarchy
Monaco
A small Mediterranean principality, Monaco combines constitutional monarchy, low taxation, strong dependence on financial services and luxury tourism, maintaining a conservative social order and great economic openness.

Current country
This profile represents the catalog’s interpretation of a political system, rather than the opinions of all its residents.
Compare your own views01 / The profile
Twelve axes, one perspective
02 / What stands out
Three distinctive positions
38.7pt
Control
23.8% Planning, compared with the ideology catalog’s 62.5% median.
How should economic activity be coordinated?
35.5pt
Trade
26.2% Protectionism, compared with the ideology catalog’s 61.7% median.
How open should the economy be to international exchange?
30.8pt
Representation
28% Democracy, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.8% median.
Who should govern, and how should they be accountable?
The profile in detail
Government and accountability. Structure: 26.2% Federal, 73.8% Unitary (Strong Unitary); Representation: 28% Democracy, 72% Autocracy (Leaning Autocracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Monaco sits 29.5 points below it. 99 reference profiles share this band.
Civil power and culture. Power: 58.8% Security, 41.2% Liberty (Leaning Security); Immigration: 52.5% Assimilation, 47.5% Multiculturalism (Balanced). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Monaco sits 0.0 points above it. 175 reference profiles share this band.
Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 17.5% Militarist, 82.5% Pacifist (Strong Pacifist); Intervention: 73.8% Non-interventionist, 26.2% Nationalist (Strong Non-interventionist). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Monaco sits 25.0 points above it. 105 reference profiles share this band.
Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 27.5% Public, 72.5% Private (Strong Private); Control: 23.8% Planning, 76.2% Free market (Strong Free market); Trade: 26.2% Protectionism, 73.8% Globalism (Strong Globalism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Monaco depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Monaco sits 25.7 points below it. 74 reference profiles share this band.
Belief and social norms. Religion: 42.5% Irreligious, 57.5% Religious (Leaning Religious); Morality: 45% Progressive, 55% Traditionalist (Balanced). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Monaco sits 6.2 points above it. 107 reference profiles share this band.
Technology and limits. Technology: 55% Technology, 45% Biology (Balanced). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Monaco, the 5.0-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Monaco sits 2.5 points below it. 225 reference profiles share this band.
03 / Connections
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Got Monaco on the 12 Axes test?
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Understand your result ↗Frequently asked questions
What does getting Monaco on the test mean?
Your twelve scores are relatively close to this reference profile. A match describes similarity inside the model; it does not imply agreement with every action, policy or belief associated with Monaco.
Which ideology is closest to Monaco?
Kantian Republicanism has 92.7% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.
Which axis stands out for Monaco?
Diplomacy is among the furthest from the center: 17.5% Militarist and 82.5% Pacifist. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.
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