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DictatorPolitics1984–

Kim Jong Un

The North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Un preserved the dynastic Juche regime, with single-party rule, a cult of the leader, nuclear militarization, a state economy, and rigid isolation from the outside world.

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Closest Spectrum
Radical left
Closest Ideology
National Communism
Similar Figure
Joseph Stalin
Catalog image for Kim Jong Un
1984–
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How to interpret catalog profiles

Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Very strong · Unitary
    Federal7.5%
    Unitary92.5%
  • Representation

    Very strong · Autocracy
    Democracy6.2%
    Autocracy93.8%
  • Civil liberties

    Very strong · Security
    Security95%
    Liberty5%
  • Cultural integration

    Very strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation87.5%
    Multicultural12.5%
  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Military force
    Military force82.5%
    Negotiation17.5%
  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention37.5%
    Interventionist62.5%
  • Ownership

    Strong · Public
    Public75%
    Private25%
  • Economic coordination

    Very strong · State direction
    State direction86.2%
    Markets13.8%
  • International trade

    Very strong · Protectionism
    Protectionism92.5%
    Free trade7.5%
  • Religion & state

    Very strong · Secular
    Secular85%
    Religious15%
  • Social norms

    Strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive18.8%
    Traditionalist81.2%
  • Technology & precaution

    Strong · Acceleration
    Acceleration83.8%
    Ecologist16.2%

What distinguishes Kim Jong Un

Largest median distance

Representation

This position is 51.3 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 58% DemocracyKim Jong Un 6% Democracy

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Foreign involvement

This position is 10.8 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 48% Non-InterventionKim Jong Un 38% Non-Intervention

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.