Israel · 1948–54, 1955–63
David Ben-Gurion
Founding prime minister. State-led settlement and a strong executive in a social-democratic party.
David Ben-Gurion is on the world-leaders chart for Israel, 1948–54, 1955–63. The placement note, from the public governing record, is: Founding prime minister. State-led settlement and a strong executive in a social-democratic party.
The dot is economics -12 and authority +30, on a scale from −100 to +100. That is near the middle on economics. The other axis sits toward authority. Left means a larger public role. Up means more authority. Neither direction is treated as the correct one.
A second note separates what was said in public from what the government then did. Said: A Jewish state, ingathering, and a labor economy that could fight. Done: Independence, mass immigration, and a dominant party. The religious-secular deal was left unfinished. The gap, when there is one, is part of the placement. A promise that was kept and a promise that was dropped are not given the same weight.
The nearest other figures on these two numbers are Golda Meir (Israel, -4 / +24) and Simón Bolívar (Gran Colombia, -4 / +42). Nearest means nearest on the chart, not alike in character.
Two governments can share a number and share nothing else. The source is the public governing record, not a news write-up and not a campaign advertisement.