SingaporeLee Kuan Yew was the first prime minister of Singapore, governing from 1959 to 1990. He oversaw its transformation into a wealthy trading city-state, combining open markets and clean administration with tight limits on political opposition.
In the 12 Axes register, Lee Kuan Yew leans hardest on Security – Freedom: Security 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Lee Kuan Yew sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
City-state with one level of government
Bicameral
Elected but dominant one-party rule
Authoritarian
Detention without trial, press controls
Non-Interventionist
Pragmatic, ASEAN-focused diplomacy
Military-Focused
Conscription and strong deterrent forces
Polyculturalist
Multiracialism with four official languages
Economic Liberal
Pro-business with large state-linked firms
Markets
Open markets guided by the state
Globalist
Built Singapore as a global trade hub
Agnostic
Agnostic, kept the state secular
Conservative
Promoted "Asian values" and family duty
Technological
Pursued high-tech industry and education
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Lee Kuan Yew is at Autocratic 68%. The register median is Democratic 68%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Lee Kuan Yew is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Portrait: White House Photographic Office. 1974-1977, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
