Ho Chi Minh
Historical and international
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Position estimated from: Vietnamese leadership: national liberation, one-party communist state.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 5 | strongly toward collective / planned | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 42 | near the center | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 90 | strongly toward authoritarian | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 86 | strongly toward nationalist | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 60 | near the center |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 5 | strongly toward collective ownership |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 85 | toward state restrictions |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 86 | strongly toward nationalist |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 50 | near the center |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 96 | 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 | 60 | near the center |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 25 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Religious doctrine should take precedence over civil law when they conflict. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| National borders should become less important over time. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Major industries should be publicly owned rather than privately controlled. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| A strong leader who gets things done matters more than following proper procedures. | Strongly agrees | 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 |
| Reducing the gap between rich and poor should be a major government goal. | Strongly agrees | 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 |
| The profit motive is a legitimate basis for organizing production. | Disagrees | estimated |
Closest ideologies
Marxism–Leninism92% similar positionState Socialism92% similar positionMaoism92% similar positionAuthoritarian Socialism91% similar positionTitoism87% similar position
Similar and contrasting figures
Fidel Castro96% similar · Historical and internationalMao Zedong93% similar · Historical and internationalPol Pot92% similar · Historical and internationalNicolás Maduro92% similar · Historical and internationalGamal Abdel Nasser92% similar · Historical and internationalMurray RothbardContrasting: 37% similarDave SmithContrasting: 37% similarRon PaulContrasting: 37% similar
Sources
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.