Kim Jong Un
Historical and international
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Position estimated from: North Korean leadership 2011-present: hereditary totalitarian rule, Juche, nuclear weapons program.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 0 | strongly toward collective / planned | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 84 | toward traditional | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 95 | strongly toward authoritarian | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 100 | strongly toward nationalist | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 72 | toward intervention |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 0 | strongly toward collective ownership |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 91 | strongly toward state restrictions |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 100 | strongly toward nationalist |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 93 | strongly toward traditionalist |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 100 | strongly toward autocratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 72 | toward hierarchical |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 99 | strongly toward state planning |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 72 | toward intervention |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 63 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The government should be able to restrict how certain religions are practiced, such as their places of worship, clothing or schools. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| A naturalized citizen can belong to the nation as fully as someone born there. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| People should be free to criticize the government without fear of legal punishment. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| A single ruling party can govern more effectively than a competitive multiparty system. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Major industries should be publicly owned rather than privately controlled. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Markets generally distribute goods more effectively than government planners. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Traditional values should guide what society considers right and wrong. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Society works best when established social hierarchies are respected. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Foreign wars should be avoided unless national territory is directly threatened. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Abortion should be illegal in most or all cases. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
Closest ideologies
Stalinism91% similar positionStrasserism91% similar positionJuche90% similar positionNational Bolshevism88% similar positionBa’athism87% similar position
Similar and contrasting figures
Joseph Stalin88% similar · Historical and internationalPlato84% similar · Historical and internationalJosé Antonio Primo de Rivera83% similar · Historical and internationalMuammar Gaddafi83% similar · Historical and internationalBenito Mussolini82% similar · Historical and internationalPeter KropotkinContrasting: 27% similarMikhail BakuninContrasting: 28% similarAyn RandContrasting: 29% similar
Sources
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.