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Nelson Mandela on the 12 Axes test

This is where Nelson Mandela sits on the twelve axes of the 12 Axes test, judged by what they argued for and what they did. It is an editorial estimate.

President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)

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Nelson Mandela on the 12 Axes testFederalDemocraticSecurityInternationalistMilitaristAssimilationistCollectivizePlannedProtectionistIrreligiousProgressiveAccelerationUnitaryAutocraticFreedomNationalistPacifistMulticulturalistPrivatizeLaissez-faireGlobalistReligiousTraditionalBioconservative

Twelve-axis profile

Government

FederalUnitary

Structure · Balanced

DemocraticAutocratic

Representation · Direct democracy

SecurityFreedom

Power · Liberal

Diplomacy

InternationalistNationalist

Intervention · Internationalist

MilitaristPacifist

Military · Restrained

AssimilationistMulticulturalist

Immigration · Open borders

Economy

CollectivizePrivatize

Economy · Social democratic

PlannedLaissez-faire

Control · Balanced

ProtectionistGlobalist

Trade · Free trader

Society

IrreligiousReligious

Religion · Balanced

ProgressiveTraditional

Culture · Strongly progressive

AccelerationBioconservative

Technology · Balanced

Nearest countries

  1. Canada86% close
  2. Spain86% close
  3. Portugal86% close
  4. Uruguay84% close
  5. Norway83% close

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  4. Olof Palme1927–198688% close
  5. Martin Luther King Jr.1929–196888% close

Countries are placed by how they are governed today, and figures by what they argued for and did. The placements are editorial estimates, and the three matches are separate comparisons. Methodology