Narendra Modi
Historical and international
Photo: Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India · Wikimedia Commons
Position estimated from: Indian premiership 2014-present: Hindu nationalism, citizenship law, development-oriented economics.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 55 | near the center | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 85 | strongly toward traditional | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 65 | near the center | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 95 | strongly toward nationalist | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 45 | near the center |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 66 | toward private ownership |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 65 | near the center |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 95 | strongly toward nationalist |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 89 | strongly toward traditionalist |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 65 | near the center |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 75 | toward hierarchical |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 63 | near the center |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 45 | near the center |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 78 | toward religious authority |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| During a pandemic, governments should be able to close businesses and places of worship. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| National borders should become less important over time. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Traditional values should guide what society considers right and wrong. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| The state should not give any religion an official or favored status, even if other faiths can still worship freely. | Disagrees | from their record |
| Class distinctions should gradually disappear. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections. | Agrees | estimated |
| Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions. | Disagrees | estimated |
| Military power should be used proactively when serious external threats are emerging. | Disagrees | estimated |
| Reducing the gap between rich and poor should be a major government goal. | Disagrees | estimated |
Closest ideologies
Right-Wing Nationalism92% similar positionNational Populism91% similar positionChristian Nationalism91% similar positionEthnonationalism89% similar positionTheoconservatism89% similar position
Similar and contrasting figures
Otto von Bismarck92% similar · Historical and internationalViktor Orbán91% similar · Historical and internationalJD Vance90% similar · US politiciansJair Bolsonaro87% similar · Historical and internationalRecep Tayyip Erdoğan86% similar · Historical and internationalPeter KropotkinContrasting: 36% similarMikhail BakuninContrasting: 37% similarNoam ChomskyContrasting: 42% similar
Sources
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.