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Evo Morales

Historical and international

Photo: EneasMx, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Position estimated from: Bolivian presidency 2006-19: hydrocarbon nationalization, indigenous rights, term-limit disputes.

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Political compass placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
15toward collective / planned
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
40near the center
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
48near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
70toward nationalist
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
10strongly toward non-intervention
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
15strongly toward collective ownership
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
51near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
70toward nationalist
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
45near the center
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
45near the center
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
15strongly toward egalitarian
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
84toward state planning
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
10strongly toward non-intervention
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
28toward secular state

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

StatementPositionBasis
Religious doctrine should take precedence over civil law when they conflict.Strongly disagreesestimated
Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections.Strongly agreesestimated
Natural resources should be collectively owned on behalf of the public.Strongly agreesfrom their record
People should be free to criticize the government without fear of legal punishment.Strongly agreesestimated
Society works best when established social hierarchies are respected.Strongly disagreesestimated
Military power should be used proactively when serious external threats are emerging.Strongly disagreesestimated
National borders should become less important over time.Strongly disagreesestimated
Markets generally distribute goods more effectively than government planners.Strongly disagreesestimated
Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples.Agreesestimated
Armed intervention can be legitimate to prevent regional destabilization.Strongly disagreesestimated

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Sources

Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.