Parliamentary constitutional monarchySovereign state
United Kingdom
A constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Parliament consists of the House of Commons, House of Lords, and Crown; government operates through the parliamentary system, while the monarch performs constitutional and representational duties. Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have distinct devolved institutions.
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Identity & context
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Description
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Political coordinates
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Image context
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In the United Kingdom, the monarch is head of state within a constitutional monarchy and performs constitutional and representational duties. This is one national example, not a definition of every constitutional monarchy.
UK Parliament consists of the House of Commons, House of Lords, and Crown; the Crown has a constitutional and broadly ceremonial role, including Royal Assent.
Devolution transfers differing powers to elected institutions in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland; reserved matters remain at Westminster.
The institutional description is checked as of the review date. Devolution differs between nations, and the catalog’s single vector does not measure the positions of every government or resident. Its numerical assessment period is unrecorded.
These coordinates are editorial interpretations. The two pole scores add to 100; they describe a position in this model, rather than a probability. Read how catalog profiles are interpreted ↗
Distribution of power
Leaning · Federal
Federal60%
Unitary40%
Representation
Strong · Democracy
Democracy75%
Autocracy25%
Civil liberties
Leaning · Security
Security61.3%
Liberty38.7%
Cultural integration
Near midpoint
Assimilation53.8%
Multicultural46.2%
Conflict resolution
Leaning · Military force
Military force65%
Negotiation35%
Foreign involvement
Very strong · Interventionist
Non-Intervention15%
Interventionist85%
Ownership
Near midpoint
Public46.2%
Private53.8%
Economic coordination
Leaning · Markets
State direction42.5%
Markets57.5%
International trade
Leaning · Free trade
Protectionism40%
Free trade60%
Religion & state
Near midpoint
Secular55%
Religious45%
Social norms
Near midpoint
Progressive56.2%
Traditionalist43.8%
Technology & precaution
Leaning · Acceleration
Acceleration65%
Ecologist35%
What distinguishes United Kingdom
Largest median distance
Distribution of power
This position is 31.3 points from the median of the 204 country and regime profiles in this collection.
FederalUnitary
Catalog median 29% FederalUnited Kingdom 60% Federal
This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.
Closest to catalog median
Civil liberties
This position is 4.2 points from this collection’s median.
SecurityLiberty
Catalog median 66% SecurityUnited Kingdom 61% Security
This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.
Ideological Proximity
Ideologies
Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works ↗
Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works ↗
Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works ↗
Name-only placeholder for United Kingdom. No catalog image is shown.
