Russia · 2000–
Vladimir Putin
State-led capitalism, a managed opposition, traditionalist rhetoric, and war as policy.
Vladimir Putin is on the world-leaders chart for Russia, 2000–. The placement note, from the public governing record, is: State-led capitalism, a managed opposition, traditionalist rhetoric, and war as policy.
The dot is economics +14 and authority +80, 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: Order after the 1990s, a strong state, and respect for Russia’s borders as he draws them. Done: Managed opposition, a loyal oligarchy, and wars in Georgia, Crimea, and Ukraine. 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 Napoleon Bonaparte (France, +10 / +70) and Deng Xiaoping (China, +26 / +76). 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.