Civilizational Values Test

The IDRlabs Civilizational Values Test is the property of IDRlabs. The Civilizational Values Test is based on the findings of the World Values Survey and the Inglehart–Welzel Cultural Map but has no affiliation with these researchers or their institutions.

The test measures your values along the following axes: Traditional vs. Secular-Rational Values: Traditional values place great importance on religion, parent-child ties, deference to authority, and traditional family values. People with traditional values also tend to reject divorce and abortion, and often have high levels of national pride and a nationalistic outlook. By contrast, people with secular-rational values put less emphasis on religion, traditional family values, and authority. They have more relaxed attitudes toward divorce and abortion, are open to social change, and are generally less nationalistic.

Survival vs. Self-Expression Values: Survival values emphasize economic and physical security along with political stability in one’s community. Survival values are also tied to a relatively ethnocentric outlook, misgivings about homosexuality, and low levels of trust in others as well as low levels of tolerance for those who are different. By contrast, people with self-expression values emphasize individual and social liberties and have higher tolerance for foreigners, homosexuals, and other non-dominant groups. People with self-expression values also show greater support for gender equality, place a premium on environmental protection, and generally expect to be included in the political decision-making in their countries.

The test is based on the following publications: Inglehart, R & C. Welzel. 2005. Modernization, Cultural Change and Democracy: The Human Development Sequence. New York: Cambridge University Press. Inglehart, R., C. Haerpfer, A. Moreno, C. Welzel, K. Kizilova, J. Diez-Medrano, M. Lagos, P. Norris, E. Ponarin & B. Puranen et al. (eds.). 2014. World Values Survey: Round Six - Country-Pooled. Madrid: JD Systems Institute. Inglehart, R., C. Haerpfer, A. Moreno, C. Welzel, K. Kizilova, J. Diez-Medrano, M. Lagos, P. Norris, E. Ponarin & B. Puranen et al. (eds.). 2014. World Values Survey: All Rounds - Country-Pooled Madrid: JD Systems Institute.

As the publishers of this free online Civilizational Values Test, which allows you to compare your values to those of major world civilizations, we have striven to make the test as reliable and valid as possible by subjecting it to statistical controls and validation. However, free online quizzes such as the present Civilizational Values Quiz do not provide professional assessments or recommendations of any kind; the test is provided entirely “as-is.” For more information about any of our online tests and quizzes, please consult our Terms of Service.