48 balanced statements place you on two axes: economic equality versus free markets, and personal liberty versus state authority. Free, with no account needed.
What you will learn
An exact point on the two-axis compass, with a score from -100 to +100 on each axis.
Whether you lean authoritarian left, authoritarian right, libertarian left, libertarian right, or sit near the center.
The political traditions whose positions are closest to yours, with a page explaining each one.
A shareable link and image that carry your scores, never your individual answers.
The axes
Each axis runs from -100 to +100. Zero means your answers balanced out on that dimension.
Public action, redistribution and shared ownership on one side. Private property, competition and free exchange on the other.
The average of two scores: civil (personal freedom versus state authority) and society (changing norms versus tradition). Up means more authority and tradition, down means more liberty and change.
Sample statements
You will see one statement at a time and answer on a 7-point scale, from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree".
Lowering taxes on businesses leads to more jobs and higher wages.
Police should have more power to stop and search people they find suspicious.
Religious values should play an important role in public life.
FAQ
A political compass test places your views on two axes instead of one left-right line. The horizontal axis measures economic views, from equality and public action to free markets. The vertical axis measures social views, from personal liberty to state authority and tradition.
The Political Compass Test has 48 statements and takes about 6 minutes. There are no right or wrong answers, and you can go with your first reaction.
The test is built to be neutral. Statements describe policies and values without naming parties or politicians, and each axis has statements keyed in both directions so that a habit of agreeing does not push your score to one side. The full method is published.
No account is needed. Your scores are calculated to show your result. Individual answers are stored only if you tick the optional research consent box, and they are never sold.
The vertical axis is the average of two underlying scores: civil (liberty versus authority) and society (progress versus tradition). The Values test reports those two separately.
The Compass gives a quick two-axis map. The Values test has 89 statements and scores four separate axes: economic, civil, society and diplomatic.
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