Islamic republic under military tutelage

Pakistan

A parliamentary Islamic republic and nuclear power, Pakistan alternates civilian governments with strong army tutelage, with sharia-inspired laws, a mixed economy dependent on foreign aid, and a permanent rivalry with India.

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01 / The profile

Twelve axes, one perspective

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Federal 35.5%64.5% Unitary
Democracy 53.7%46.3% Autocracy
Security 83%17% Liberty
Assimilation 73%27% Multiculturalism
Militarist 69.5%30.5% Pacifist
Non-interventionist 37.6%62.4% Nationalist
Public 48.2%51.8% Private
Planning 62.4%37.6% Free market
Protectionism 53.8%46.2% Globalism
Irreligious 2.1%97.9% Religious
Progressive 12.5%87.5% Traditionalist
Technology 55.8%44.2% Biology

02 / What stands out

Three distinctive positions

56.1pt

Religion

2.1% Irreligious, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.2% median.

What place should religion have in individual and public life?

30.0pt

Morality

12.5% Progressive, compared with the ideology catalog’s 42.5% median.

Should social norms emphasize change or continuity?

28.0pt

Power

83% Security, compared with the ideology catalog’s 55% median.

How far should the state reach into everyday life?

The profile in detail

Government and accountability. Structure: 35.5% Federal, 64.5% Unitary (Leaning Unitary); Representation: 53.7% Democracy, 46.3% Autocracy (Balanced). 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; Pakistan sits 3.8 points below it. 80 reference profiles share this band.

Civil power and culture. Power: 83% Security, 17% Liberty (Strong Security); Immigration: 73% Assimilation, 27% Multiculturalism (Strong Assimilation). 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; Pakistan sits 24.2 points above it. 179 reference profiles share this band.

Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 69.5% Militarist, 30.5% Pacifist (Leaning Militarist); Intervention: 37.6% Non-interventionist, 62.4% Nationalist (Leaning Nationalist). 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; Pakistan sits 11.2 points below it. 187 reference profiles share this band.

Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 48.2% Public, 51.8% Private (Balanced); Control: 62.4% Planning, 37.6% Free market (Leaning Planning); Trade: 53.8% Protectionism, 46.2% Globalism (Balanced). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Pakistan depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Pakistan sits 5.0 points below it. 207 reference profiles share this band.

Belief and social norms. Religion: 2.1% Irreligious, 97.9% Religious (Very strong Religious); Morality: 12.5% Progressive, 87.5% Traditionalist (Very strong Traditionalist). 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; Pakistan sits 26.3 points below it. 116 reference profiles share this band.

Technology and limits. Technology: 55.8% Technology, 44.2% Biology (Balanced). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Pakistan, the 5.8-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Pakistan sits 1.7 points below it. 225 reference profiles share this band.

03 / Connections

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Frequently asked questions

What does getting Pakistan 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 Pakistan.

Which ideology is closest to Pakistan?

Islamism has 97.2% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.

Which axis stands out for Pakistan?

Religion is among the furthest from the center: 2.1% Irreligious and 97.9% Religious. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.

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