Position estimated from: German chancellorship 2005-21: centrist Christian Democrat, 2015 refugee policy, eurozone management, nuclear phase-out.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 54 | near the center | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 48 | near the center | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 33 | toward libertarian | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 30 | toward cosmopolitan | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 50 | near the center |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 61 | near the center |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 51 | near the center |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 30 | toward cosmopolitan |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 50 | near the center |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 15 | toward democratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 51 | near the center |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 56 | near the center |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 50 | near the center |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 44 | near the center |
These positions are estimates on the Atlas’s nine-dimension scale, produced by running the available evidence through the same questions and scoring used for test-takers. They are interpretations for comparison, not objective measurements. How scores are made.
Key positions
| Statement | Position | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| People of minority religions should be free to build places of worship and wear religious clothing in public. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| During a pandemic, governments should be able to close businesses and places of worship. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Preserving a historic national majority is a legitimate immigration objective. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Society works best when established social hierarchies are respected. | Disagrees | estimated |
| Non-intervention should be the default even when allies request military assistance. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples. | Agrees | estimated |
| National sovereignty should take priority over international agreements when they conflict. | Disagrees | estimated |
Closest ideologies
Radical Centrism91% similar positionCentrism91% similar positionThird Way90% similar positionSocial Market Economy89% similar positionCivic Republicanism89% similar position
Similar and contrasting figures
Jimmy Carter93% similar · US politiciansBill Clinton90% similar · US politiciansEmmanuel Macron88% similar · Historical and internationalAbraham Lincoln87% similar · US politiciansBarack Obama87% similar · US politiciansAdolf HitlerContrasting: 50% similarKim Jong UnContrasting: 50% similarFrancisco FrancoContrasting: 52% similar
Sources
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.