Fidel Castro
Historical and international
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Position estimated from: Cuban leadership 1959-2008: one-party state, nationalization, support for foreign revolutionary movements.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 4 | strongly toward collective / planned | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 41 | near the center | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 90 | strongly toward authoritarian | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 81 | toward nationalist | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 71 | toward intervention |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 3 | strongly toward collective ownership |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 84 | toward state restrictions |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 81 | toward nationalist |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 47 | near the center |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 97 | strongly toward autocratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 38 | near the center |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 95 | strongly toward state planning |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 71 | toward intervention |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 30 | toward 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
| Statement | Position | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| A single ruling party can govern more effectively than a competitive multiparty system. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples. | Strongly disagrees | from their record |
| Religious doctrine should take precedence over civil law when they conflict. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Major industries should be publicly owned rather than privately controlled. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| National borders should become less important over time. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| National security can justify restrictions on what journalists publish. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Markets generally distribute goods more effectively than government planners. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Foreign wars should be avoided unless national territory is directly threatened. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Reducing the gap between rich and poor should be a major government goal. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| A strong executive should be able to rule by decree in prolonged emergencies. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
Closest ideologies
Marxism–Leninism91% similar positionState Socialism90% similar positionAuthoritarian Socialism90% similar positionMaoism90% similar positionTitoism86% similar position
Similar and contrasting figures
Ho Chi Minh96% similar · Historical and internationalMao Zedong92% similar · Historical and internationalGamal Abdel Nasser91% similar · Historical and internationalPol Pot90% similar · Historical and internationalNicolás Maduro90% similar · Historical and internationalMurray RothbardContrasting: 35% similarDave SmithContrasting: 36% similarRon PaulContrasting: 36% similar
Sources
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.