El SalvadorNayib Bukele has been president of El Salvador since 2019 and won re-election in 2024. He has governed under a state of exception against gangs, made bitcoin legal tender in 2021 and secured a 2025 amendment extending presidential terms.
In the 12 Axes register, Nayib Bukele leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 83%; the register median is Democratic 68%.
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Where Nayib Bukele sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Concentrated power in the presidency
Oligarchy
2025 amendment allowed indefinite reelection, six-year term
Authoritarian
State of exception since 2022, over 85,000 arrests
Nationalist
Rejects foreign criticism on sovereignty
Military-Focused
Deployed the army in the anti-gang campaign
Centrist
Mixed stance on immigration and diaspora
Economic Liberal
Pro-business tax incentives, state bitcoin purchases
Markets
Promoted foreign investment and deregulation
Moderate
Took a 2024 IMF loan, cut some food tariffs
Spiritual
Uses religious language, governs a secular state
Conservative
Socially conservative on abortion and marriage
Technological
Made bitcoin legal tender in 2021
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Nayib Bukele is at Autocratic 83%. The register median is Democratic 68%.
Assimilationist – Multiculturalist
On Assimilationist – Multiculturalist, Nayib Bukele 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.cidob.org
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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].
