Vermont (United States)

Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

These coordinates are editorial interpretations. The two pole scores add to 100; they describe a position in this model, rather than a probability. Read how catalog profiles are interpreted ↗

• Distribution of power

  Strong · Federal
  Federal71.2%

  Unitary28.8%

• Representation

  Very strong · Democracy
  Democracy87%

  Autocracy13%

• Civil liberties

  Strong · Liberty
  Security23.4%

  Liberty76.6%

• Cultural integration

  Strong · Multicultural
  Assimilation27.1%

  Multicultural72.9%

• Conflict resolution

  Strong · Negotiation
  Military force27.6%

  Negotiation72.4%

• Foreign involvement

  Leaning · Non-Intervention
  Non-Intervention58.9%

  Interventionist41.1%

• Ownership

  Strong · Public
  Public76.2%

  Private23.8%

• Economic coordination

  Leaning · State direction
  State direction67.4%

  Markets32.6%

• International trade

  Leaning · Protectionism
  Protectionism69.3%

  Free trade30.7%

• Religion & state

  Strong · Secular
  Secular77.4%

  Religious22.6%

• Social norms

  Strong · Progressive
  Progressive77.6%

  Traditionalist22.4%

• Technology & precaution

  Strong · Ecologist
  Acceleration24%

  Ecologist76%

What distinguishes Vermont (United States)

Ideological Proximity

Ideologies

Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works ↗

Most compatible among the 257 ideologies

• Left91.4 / 100

  Environmentalism

  Movement dedicated to protecting the environment and the sustainable use of resources, advocating policies against pollution and climate change and harmony between human development and ecological balance.

• Left91.4 / 100

  Democratic Confederalism

  A bottom-up self-government model of Abdullah Öcalan, with local assemblies federated into a confederation, ecology, gender equality and a cooperative economy, without a nation-state, put into practice in Rojava.

• Left89.3 / 100

  Indigenism

  Current that values indigenous peoples and their rights, defending autonomy, territory, culture, and political participation, along with development models and a plurinational state that respect their traditions.

Most distant ideology

Figures & Leaders

Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works ↗

Most compatible figure93.8 / 100 index

José Mujica

Statesman1935–2025

A former guerrilla and Uruguayan statesman, Mujica embodied a democratic left, austere and libertarian in customs, defending moderate redistribution, civil rights, and a critique of consumerism.

Closest by facet

Each facet compares three axes: governance (power distribution, representation, civil liberties), culture (integration, religion, social norms), or economy (ownership, coordination, trade). Full-profile similarity compares all twelve.

• 
  GovernanceGeorge OrwellWriter
  98 / 100
• 
  Culture & normsJosé MujicaStatesman
  99 / 100
• 
  EconomyGeorges SorelTheorist
  97.7 / 100

Other compatible figures

• 
  PoliticsAbdullah ÖcalanPolitical leader89.9 / 100
• 
  Political theoryAndré GorzPhilosopher89.9 / 100
• 
  Intellectual lifeFranz KafkaWriter89.7 / 100
• 
  EconomicsKarl PolanyiEconomist and economic historian89.4 / 100
• 
  PhilosophyMark FisherCultural theorist and writer88.8 / 100
• 
  Intellectual lifeGeorge OrwellWriter88.6 / 100
• 
  ActivismBernie SandersPolitician88.4 / 100
• 
  PhilosophyAlbert CamusWriter and philosopher88.2 / 100

Most distant figures

• Adolf HitlerDictator
  43.3 / 100
• Augusto PinochetDictator
  43.5 / 100
• Christopher ColumbusNavigator and colonial governor
  43.6 / 100

Similar Countries & Regimes

Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works ↗

Most similar contemporary polity91.3 / 100 index

Rojava (North and East Syria)

Democratic-egalitarian confederalism

An autonomous region in northern Syria, Rojava organizes itself through democratic confederalism, with local self-management, gender equality, ethnic pluralism, and ecology, inspired by the libertarian ideas of Abdullah Öcalan.

Similar by dimension

• 
  GovernanceCalifornia (United States)Techno-progressive region
  96.1 / 100
• 
  Culture & normsUruguaySecular-progressive republic
  95.8 / 100
• 
  EconomyRojava (North and East Syria)Democratic-egalitarian confederalism
  93.6 / 100

Most different modern nations

• MyanmarBuddhist military junta
  45.7 / 100
• Saudi ArabiaRentier-religious monarchy
  47.2 / 100
• North KoreaDynastic-autarkic totalitarianism
  47.8 / 100

Most similar historical profile87.9 / 100 index

Anarchist Aragon and Catalonia

Collectivist-self-managed anarchism

During the Spanish Revolution, regions of Aragon and Catalonia lived an anarchist experiment of collectivizing land and factories, with workers' self-management and social organization without a central state.

Similar by dimension

• 
  GovernanceParis CommuneSelf-managed communal socialism
  87.8 / 100
• Culture & normsAllende's ChileDemocratic-nationalizing socialism
  90.4 / 100
• 
  EconomyAnarchist Aragon and CataloniaCollectivist-self-managed anarchism
  93.9 / 100

Most different historical profiles

• Fascist Italy (Mussolini)Corporatist-nationalist dictatorship
  43.1 / 100
• Nazi Germany (Third Reich)Racial-expansionist totalitarianism
  43.3 / 100
• Pinochet's ChileNeoliberal military dictatorship
  44.1 / 100