8values Political Test

Discover your political ideology with the 8 values test (8values). Measure your position on four axes: Economic, Diplomatic, Civil, and Societal.

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About This Test

The 8 values test (8values) is a political compass test that measures your political views on four axes: Economic, Diplomatic, Civil, and Societal.

How It Works

You will be presented with 70 statements and asked to indicate your level of agreement. Your answers will be used to calculate your position on each axis.

The Four Axes

The test measures your position on four independent axes, each representing a different dimension of political thought.

The Four Axes

EqualityvsMarkets

Equality

Those with higher Equality scores believe the economy should distribute value evenly among the populace. They tend to support progressive tax codes, social programs, and at high values, socialism.

Markets

Those with higher Market scores believe the economy should be focused on rapid growth. They tend to support lower taxes, privatization, deregulation, and at high values, laissez-faire capitalism.

NationvsGlobe

Nation

Those with higher Nation scores are patriotic and nationalist. They often believe in an aggressive foreign policy, valuing the military, strength, sovereignty, and at high values, territorial expansion.

Globe

Those with higher Globe scores are cosmopolitan and globalist. They often believe in a peaceful foreign policy, emphasizing diplomacy, cooperation, integration, and at high values, a world government.

LibertyvsAuthority

Liberty

Those with higher Liberty scores believe in strong civil liberties. They tend to support democracy and oppose state intervention in personal lives. Note that this refers to civil liberties, not economic liberties.

Authority

Those with higher Authority scores believe in strong state power. They tend to support state intervention in personal lives, government surveillance, and at high values, censorship or autocracy.

TraditionvsProgress

Tradition

Those with higher Tradition scores believe in traditional values and strict adherence to a moral code. Though not always, they are usually religious, and support the status quo or the status quo ante.

Progress

Those with higher Progress scores believe in social change and rationality. Though not always, they are usually secular or atheist, and support environmental action and scientific or technological research.

Ideologies Used by This Test

Your result is matched to the closest entry in this list. Entries are grouped by family; open a group to see what each one stands for.

Communist & Revolutionary Left12

Anarcho-Communism

Abolishes the state and private property, with production and distribution run directly by voluntary communes.

Economy: equality-leaning
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: strong
Society: change-oriented

Libertarian Communism

Communist economics combined with strong opposition to authority and a bottom-up style of organization.

Economy: equality-leaning
Foreign policy: internationalist
Civil liberties: strong
Society: change-oriented

Trotskyism

Emphasizes permanent revolution and internationalism, holding that socialism has to advance worldwide rather than in one country.

Economy: equality-leaning
Foreign policy: internationalist
Civil liberties: mixed
Society: change-oriented

Marxism

The socialist tradition built on class analysis and historical materialism, treating economic relations as the base of social structure.

Economy: equality-leaning
Foreign policy: internationalist
Civil liberties: mixed
Society: change-oriented

De Leonism

Holds that workers should organize through industrial unions and take over production through them.

Economy: equality-leaning
Foreign policy: national
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: change-oriented

Leninism

Centers on a vanguard party leading revolution and on the dictatorship of the proletariat as a transitional state.

Economy: equality-leaning
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: change-oriented

Stalinism

Marked by building socialism within one country, rapid state-led industrialization, and highly centralized planning.

Economy: equality-leaning
Foreign policy: national
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: mixed

Revolutionary Socialism

Argues that socialist goals require revolution rather than gradual parliamentary reform.

Economy: equality-leaning
Foreign policy: national
Civil liberties: mixed
Society: change-oriented

Libertarian Socialism

Combines socialist economics with opposition to state authority and support for decentralized self-management.

Economy: equality-leaning
Foreign policy: internationalist
Civil liberties: strong
Society: change-oriented

Anarcho-Syndicalism

Treats trade unions as the main vehicle of revolution, with workers managing industry directly.

Economy: equality-leaning
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: strong
Society: change-oriented

Anarcho-Mutualism

Replaces state and concentrated capital with mutual aid, cooperative exchange, and voluntary contracts.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: strong
Society: change-oriented

Anarcho-Egoism

Starts from individual autonomy and rejects every external authority, including collective ones.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: strong
Society: mixed

Social Democratic & Reformist Left9

State Socialism

Places ownership or direction of key industries in the state while pursuing egalitarian goals.

Economy: equality-leaning
Foreign policy: national
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: change-oriented

Democratic Socialism

Pursues socialist economic goals through democratic and parliamentary processes.

Economy: equality-leaning
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: mixed
Society: change-oriented

Social Democracy

Reduces inequality through welfare, public services, and redistribution within a market economy.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: internationalist
Civil liberties: mixed
Society: change-oriented

Social Liberalism

Combines market economics and personal freedom with a substantial welfare state and public provision.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: mixed
Society: change-oriented

Progressivism

Advances social equality and expanding rights through institutional reform.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: internationalist
Civil liberties: mixed
Society: change-oriented

Left-Wing Populism

Uses a people-versus-elites frame to push redistribution and anti-establishment politics.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: change-oriented

Distributism

Favors widely distributed property ownership instead of concentration in either the state or large firms.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: mixed
Society: tradition-oriented

Developmentalism

State-guided development combined with a pragmatic use of markets. Usually associated with cases such as China's reform era, Vietnam's Đổi Mới, and other state-led growth models.

Economy: equality-leaning
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: mixed

Labourism

A reformist tradition rooted in trade unions and the working class, favouring redistribution while often remaining socially traditional.

Economy: equality-leaning
Foreign policy: internationalist
Civil liberties: mixed
Society: mixed

Liberal & Centrist5

Centrist

Takes middle positions across the main dimensions without a systematic lean in any direction.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: mixed
Society: mixed

Liberalism

Emphasizes individual rights, the rule of law, and representative government, with a middle economic position.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: mixed
Society: mixed

Social Libertarianism

Socially permissive and market-leaning, while keeping some public provision for basic needs.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: internationalist
Civil liberties: strong
Society: change-oriented

Neo-Liberalism

Favors marketization, deregulation, and a reduced role for the state in the economy.

Economy: market-leaning
Foreign policy: national
Civil liberties: mixed
Society: mixed

Classical Liberalism

Emphasizes limited government, strong property rights, and free trade.

Economy: market-leaning
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: mixed
Society: change-oriented

Conservative5

Conservatism

Values continuity of existing institutions, social order, and inherited tradition.

Economy: market-leaning
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: mixed
Society: tradition-oriented

Moderate Conservatism

Tradition-oriented on social questions while accepting gradual institutional adjustment.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: mixed
Society: tradition-oriented

Neo-Conservatism

Emphasizes assertive foreign policy and the maintenance of order, with traditional social positions.

Economy: market-leaning
Foreign policy: national
Civil liberties: mixed
Society: tradition-oriented

Reactionary

Seeks a return to an earlier social and political order rather than reform of the present one.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: mixed
Society: tradition-oriented

Right-Wing Populism

Pushes national preference through a nationalist, people-versus-elites framing.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: national
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: tradition-oriented

Libertarian & Free Market6

Libertarianism

Favors minimal government and the widest possible scope for individual liberty.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: strong
Society: mixed

Libertarian Capitalism

Keeps markets almost unregulated and limits the state to property rights and security.

Economy: market-leaning
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: strong
Society: mixed

Market Anarchism

Organizes society entirely through free markets and voluntary contracts, without a state.

Economy: market-leaning
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: strong
Society: mixed

Objectivism

Grounds its ethics in rational self-interest and supports laissez-faire capitalism.

Economy: market-leaning
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: strong
Society: mixed

Ultra-Capitalism

Extends market principles into nearly every social domain, including ones usually kept outside them.

Economy: market-leaning
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: mixed
Society: mixed

Anarcho-Capitalism

Abolishes the state, with private property and markets providing all services including law and security.

Economy: market-leaning
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: strong
Society: mixed

Authoritarian & Nationalist6

Autocracy

Concentrates political power in a single ruler or a narrow group, with limited accountability.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: national
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: mixed

Fascism

Centers on extreme nationalism, a corporatist state, and the leadership principle.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: national
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: tradition-oriented

Nazism

Centers on racial hierarchy, extreme nationalism, and state-directed economics.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: national
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: tradition-oriented

Capitalist Fascism

Combines a fascist political structure with capitalist economic interests.

Economy: market-leaning
Foreign policy: national
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: tradition-oriented

National Totalitarianism

Total state control of society organized around the national community.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: national
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: mixed

Global Totalitarianism

Seeks a single worldwide order established through totalitarian means.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: internationalist
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: mixed

Religious Politics7

Religious Communism

Supports communist economics on religious grounds, usually citing shared property in early community practice.

Economy: equality-leaning
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: tradition-oriented

Religious Socialism

Supports socialist redistribution grounded in religious values and teachings.

Economy: equality-leaning
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: strong
Society: tradition-oriented

Religious Anarchism

Rejects state authority on religious grounds, emphasizing conscience and voluntary community.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: strong
Society: tradition-oriented

Theocratic Socialism

Combines a theocratic state structure with socialist economics.

Economy: equality-leaning
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: tradition-oriented

Theocratic Distributism

Widely distributed property within a religious social order.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: tradition-oriented

Christian Democracy

A centre-right democratic current grounded in Christian social ethics, often with a strong welfare tradition.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: mixed
Society: tradition-oriented

Fundamentalism

Advocates strict return to religious scripture and traditional norms as the basis of public life.

Economy: market-leaning
Foreign policy: national
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: tradition-oriented

State Capital & Technocracy4

Technocracy

Governance guided primarily by expertise and technical criteria rather than political contest.

Economy: mixed
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: change-oriented

State Capitalism

The state participates in and directs capital and markets rather than merely regulating them.

Economy: market-leaning
Foreign policy: balanced
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: mixed

Authoritarian Capitalism

Market economics coexisting with concentrated political power and restricted contestation.

Economy: market-leaning
Foreign policy: national
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: mixed

Totalitarian Capitalism

Combines a totalitarian political structure with capitalist economics.

Economy: market-leaning
Foreign policy: national
Civil liberties: restricted
Society: mixed

Matching uses this test's own calibration, not a scholarly consensus. The same current of thought is classified differently in different traditions, so treat the result as a starting point for reading rather than a verdict.

About Your Political Stance

Politics is Not a Label, But Behavior

This test only reflects your distribution of tendencies in abstract statements, not telling you "who you are". Don't let a string of percentages define your worldview—real values are formed in concrete actions, not predicted by quiz algorithms.

Scores Are Not Equivalent to Logical or Moral Correctness

You may show a bias towards one side on certain dimensions, but this is not a "right" or "wrong" grading system. Treat these scores as tools, not report cards.

Don't Mistake Vague Questions for Clear Stances

These questions are sometimes abstract or general, making it easy to "seem" inclined towards certain values, while actual thoughts may be more complex. Don't be lazy with your thinking; reducing complex reality to simple coordinates can easily mislead yourself.

Direct Reflection on Your Results

Middle on Economic Dimension is Not a Safe Zone

Your tendency on economic values may not be extremely biased towards "equality" or "markets", meaning you value both efficiency and fairness. But the real challenge is, when real policies require trade-offs, are you ready to think about the consequences instead of settling for compromise?

Moderation in Diplomacy May Mean Compromise, or Avoidance

Being centrist on diplomatic/international views doesn't represent maturity—sometimes it stems from avoiding complex global realities. When facing global issues, simple "balance" is not a stance; clear value judgment is.

Swinging Between Civil Liberty vs Authority Often Signals Inner Conflict

If the test shows you are close between liberty and authority, this reflects not necessarily balance, but possibly avoidance or compromise on the contradiction between individual freedom and social order. A truly mature political attitude is understanding why there is a debate, not standing in the grey zone unwilling to take a stand.

Social Values Are Not Just About Pursuing "Progress" or "Tradition"

Many think "progress = right", "tradition = backward", but true social value is understanding why to progress, for whom, and what wisdom in tradition is worth preserving. Simple labels will make you miss true political discourse.

Deeper Awareness

Political Tests Are a Mirror, Not Truth

The score is just your tendency response to abstract statements at a certain moment, not a sign of ideological maturity.

True Political Cognition Comes from Understanding Real-World Issues

Understanding complex issues like economy, diplomacy, and society cannot be summarized by simply answering questions; it requires reading, dialogue, reflection, and verification.

Don't Let Results Be the End of Your Communication with Others

A test result should not be a reason for you to refuse dialogue or solidify your views. Facing different opinions and accepting criticism is the beginning of true maturity.

History & Responsibility

The Rise and Fall of the World is Not Just a Grand Narrative

There is an old Chinese saying: "The rise and fall of the nation is the responsibility of every ordinary person."

This saying is not meant to stir emotions, but to remind us of responsibility. Politics and values are never "someone else's business". How you think, judge, and choose is part of reality itself.

Whether the Questions Are Reasonable Matters Less Than How You Respond

Some questions may be rigorous, others one-sided. Some may resonate with you, others may make you hesitate or uncomfortable. But what truly matters is not the questions themselves, but whether you are willing to ask when facing conflict: Why do I think this way? Can my stance withstand the test of reality?

Theory Can Never Be Separated From Practice

On May 11, 1978, Guangming Daily published the article "Practice is the Sole Criterion for Testing Truth".

It proposed a simple yet sharp principle: The standard for testing truth can only be social practice. Any theory—including the tendencies you showed in this test—must be verified in reality. If it cannot explain or improve reality, it needs to be revised.

History Never Lacks Stances, It Lacks Sobriety

The Old Book of Tang records: "By using copper as a mirror, one can correct their attire; by using history as a mirror, one can understand the rise and fall; by using people as a mirror, one can understand gains and losses."

The true mirror is never the test result. It is history, reality, and the experience of others.

Recognizing Yourself is Not the End, But the Start

The test gives you only a slice of the present. It may reveal your tendencies or expose your contradictions. But if you are willing to admit your limitations, correct your views in reality, and test your beliefs in practice—then, even as an ordinary person, you may become part of pushing civilization forward.

Stance is Not Performance, Morality is Not a Slogan

No matter what political stance you hold—whether leaning towards equality or markets, global or national, liberty or order, progress or tradition—please do something real. Do not mistake "expressing a stance" for "fulfilling responsibility". Do not mistake "retweeting slogans" for "participating in reality". And certainly do not mistake emotion for contribution, adding only chaos to the world. If slogans cannot be transformed into construction, if passion cannot settle into action, they will ultimately only create noise and division. The stance that truly carries weight lies not in how loud the voice is, but in—whether one dares to act, and whether one can bear the consequences.

Disclaimer

This test is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not a scientific assessment and should not be used for serious political analysis.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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How many ideologies does the 8values test use?

54, grouped into eight families: communist, social-democratic, liberal-centre, conservative, libertarian, authoritarian, religious, and state-capital. Your result is matched to the closest entry in that list.

What do the four axes measure?

Economic (equality ↔ market), Diplomatic (world ↔ nation), Civil (liberty ↔ authority), and Societal (progress ↔ tradition). Each axis is scored from 0 to 100.

How is my closest ideology determined?

Your four axis scores are compared with the position each of the 54 entries occupies, and the nearest one is returned. That mapping is this test's own calibration, not a scholarly classification.

Is the 8values test a scientific or diagnostic tool?

No. It is an educational self-reflection instrument, not a psychometric or diagnostic assessment, and its ideology labels are not authoritative definitions. If you are concerned about your mental health, consult a qualified professional.

What does the ideology label in my result mean?

It names the closest entry among the 54 this test uses. Each entry has a one-sentence description in the list above, along with its direction on the four axes. Treat it as a starting point for reading, not as a verdict.