Structure
Federal
44%
Unitary
56%
Social-pacifist republic
Iceland
A Nordic parliamentary republic, Iceland combines stable democracy, a welfare state, an open market economy, a highly secular and progressive society, strong institutional trust, and a peaceful foreign policy without permanent armed forces.
Profile across the 12 axes
How Iceland positions on each of the 12 political dimensions measured by 12 Axes.
Balanced
Representation
Democracy
84%
Autocracy
16%
Power
Security
30%
Liberty
70%
Immigration
Assimilation
39%
Multiculturalism
61%
Diplomacy
Militarist
16%
Pacifist
84%
Intervention
Non-interventionist
68%
Nationalist
33%
Economy
Public
59%
Private
41%
Control
Planning
54%
Free market
46%
Trade
Protectionism
34%
Globalism
66%
Religion
Irreligious
70%
Religious
30%
Morality
Progressive
76%
Traditionalist
24%
Technology
Technology
49%
Biology
51%
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