The Governance Compass
A research-backed assessment across 12 governance axes — from economic philosophy to international engagement. Far beyond left and right.
Compare your positions with friends axis by axis. See where you align, where you diverge, and understand each other's perspectives on how society should be governed.
Begin assessment~20 minutes · 3 question formats · No account required
What you'll discover
governance axes
Your positions mapped across economic, political, social, and international domains. No oversimplified quadrants.
How much should the state shape economic outcomes?
Can prosperity and planetary limits coexist?
Should power sit locally or nationally?
Whose judgment should guide policy — the public’s or the experts’?
When freedom and safety conflict, which wins?
Does legitimacy come from elections or from results?
Should inherited institutions be reformed or preserved?
Is diversity or shared identity more essential?
Is human nature mostly shaped by culture, or mostly fixed?
Should nations cooperate deeply or govern independently?
Should a nation’s military role extend beyond its own borders?
Restrict new technology until safe, or build and correct?
Research-backed methodology · 12 axes explained · Privacy-first · No data sold