John Stuart Mill
Historical and international
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Position estimated from: On Liberty, The Subjection of Women: harm principle, sex equality, plural voting proposals.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 69 | toward market | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 10 | strongly toward progressive | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 21 | toward libertarian | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 25 | toward cosmopolitan | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 40 | near the center |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 70 | toward private ownership |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 33 | toward civil liberty |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 25 | toward cosmopolitan |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 10 | strongly toward progressive |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 10 | strongly toward democratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 44 | near the center |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 33 | toward free market |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 40 | near the center |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 10 | strongly 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The government should be able to restrict how certain religions are practiced, such as their places of worship, clothing or schools. | Strongly disagrees | from their record |
| Political speech should be legally protected even when it is offensive. | 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 |
| Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Society works best when established social hierarchies are respected. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Military power should be used proactively when serious external threats are emerging. | Disagrees | estimated |
| Religious organizations should pay the same taxes as other organizations. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
Closest ideologies
Liberal Democracy94% similar positionLiberalism91% similar positionGreen Liberalism90% similar positionModerate Liberalism89% similar positionConstitutional Liberalism89% similar position
Similar and contrasting figures
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Sources
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.