A Global Political Compass

World Political Parties & Movements

Mapped on two axes: Economic Left↔Right and Authoritarian↔Libertarian · Click any dot to explore

▲ Authoritarian
◄ Economic Left
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Libertarian
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Market →
Authority ↑
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Economic Right ►
▼ Libertarian
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Compass positions are editorial placements based on Political Compass methodology, academic political science literature, and V-Dem data (2024).
They represent a reasonable scholarly consensus and are inherently approximate — reasonable people may disagree on precise placement.
Sources: Political Compass (politicalcompass.org); Pew Research Center; Wikipedia — List of Largest Political Parties; V-Dem Project (2024); party manifestos.