Political ideology test
Find out where you stand on nine political dimensions, see yourself on two political compass maps, and compare your answers with 131 ideologies, 709 political figures, 63 parties and 52 governments. Free, no account needed.
Choose a length
| Version | Questions | Time | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quick | 36 | ≈ 7 minutes | A first look, with statements in both directions on every dimension. |
| Standard | 72 | ≈ 14 minutes | A broader, more nuanced overview. |
| Comprehensive | 193 | ≈ 35 minutes | The full question bank and the most precise result. |
Answers carry over if you move from a shorter version to a longer one. All three versions measure the same nine dimensions.
What it measures
- Economic ownership: Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
- Civil liberties: Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
- National identity: Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
- Social and cultural values: Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
- Political governance: Democratic ↔ Autocratic
- Equality and hierarchy: Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
- Economic management: Free market ↔ State planning
- Military intervention: Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
- Religion and government: Secular state ↔ Religious authority
What you get
- Two political compass maps: economics × social values, and national identity × foreign intervention, plus an authority scale.
- Your closest ideologies, political figures, parties and governments, with agreement percentages.
- Matches with 2026 candidates where documented positions exist.
- An explanation of every answer and how much it moved your score.
How the scoring works
Each statement has a weight (0.7× to 2×) and a location that reflects how extreme it is, and the test corrects for how far you tend to move the slider, so cautious and emphatic answerers with the same views get the same score. Agreement percentages compare answers statement by statement and measure policy similarity, not endorsement. The test is an educational tool; it has not been validated as a scientific instrument. Full methodology.
Is this a “political compass test”?
It is a political compass-style test, but not affiliated with the Political Compass website. Instead of two axes it measures nine and draws compass maps from them.