THE COMPARISON DESK
Compare political test results, one axis at a time
Find the smallest gap and the biggest question. You do not need a name, an account or a public result link.
Use two results from this site, with the same questionnaire version and route. Enter each axis’s right-hand value from 0 to 100. This tool compares four dimensions; it does not compare entire political identities.
Preparing the interactive tool…
Before entering two profiles
- Use results from this independent site. Numbers from 8values, the original 12 Axes or Political Compass are not interchangeable.
- Use the same route and question version where possible. A 36-question profile covers fewer situations than a 240-question profile.
- Check valid-answer coverage. If an axis has no score, stop rather than enter zero. Zero is a real endpoint.
- Read both poles. If a card shows only the left pole at 70%, its right-hand value is 30, not 70. Do not enter the public-figure match percentage.
Compare four shared axes
Required whole numbers, 0–100. Use the right-hand pole named below. No automatic import or saving.
Your four-axis comparison
points · mean absolute gap
A distance in points, not a compatibility percentage. Four dimensions only.
Smallest gap:
Largest gap:
Values entered here stay in page memory. We do not save them, put them in links, or send them to Analytics. Reloading or changing language clears them.
What the calculation does
For each of the four axes, the gap is |A − B| in points on our 0–100 scale. The headline is the unweighted mean of those four gaps. The result also shows every individual difference so an average cannot hide the largest one. The displayed mean is rounded to one decimal place where needed.
Example: A = 25, 35, 70, 40 and B = 55, 45, 70, 60 give differences of 30, 10, 0 and 20. Their mean is 15 points. These are made-up profiles for checking the arithmetic, not results from visitors.
An equal gap receives equal arithmetic weight here. It need not carry equal personal importance. We do not call 100 minus this distance a probability of friendship, agreement or voting alike.
Turn a gap into a useful conversation
Start with the smallest gap and name the shared priority in your own words. Then choose the largest gap and discuss a specific situation. Ask which cost or safeguard would change either answer. You can disagree respectfully without converting the discussion into a ranking of people.
A tie is not an error: more than one axis can have the same difference. Two profiles with the same average gap can have very different patterns. Read the row-level differences and coverage before drawing a conclusion.
What this tool leaves out
The other eight dimensions, individual statements, uncertainty and the reasons behind the answers are outside this comparison. No threshold labels a gap as statistically significant. A retake can also move a score because you read a statement differently.
The form starts empty. The example button fills clearly fictional values. Inputs are not stored or embedded in a URL, and the tool does not fetch another person’s result. Only compare values that person chooses to share.
Questions
Can I compare scores from different websites?
Not with this calculator. Its units and poles are specific to Teste12Axes. Read the test-comparison guides if you have results from another project.
What does a 15-point gap mean?
It is the average absolute difference across the four displayed axes. It is not 85% compatibility, a probability or a measure of character.
Can I leave a missing axis as zero?
No. Zero is a valid endpoint. All eight fields are required; if a profile has an unscored axis, do not calculate a four-axis comparison.
Sources and editorial boundaries
Independent guide. The projects mentioned do not endorse this website. We use our own questions and axis definitions.
External descriptions were checked on October 31, 2026. The reading advice, scenarios and arithmetic examples are our editorial work, drafted with AI assistance. Project features can change.