VenezuelaNicolás Maduro, a former bus driver and union leader, was president of Venezuela from 2013, succeeding Hugo Chávez, until US forces captured him in January 2026. His government kept state control of oil and prices through hyperinflation, disputed elections and mass emigration.
In the 12 Axes register, Nicolás Maduro leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 95%; the register median is Democratic 68%.
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Where Nicolás Maduro sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Centralized rule despite nominal federal structure
Autocracy
Contested 2018 and 2024 elections; sanctioned by many states
Authoritarian
Arrests of opposition and press restrictions
Anti-Interventionist
Anti-imperialist stance against US sanctions
Military-Focused
Used military and militias in internal security
Centrist
No distinct stance on cultural diversity
Socialist
Continued nationalizations and price controls
Regulationism
State control of oil; later partial dollarization
Limited Trade
Sanctions isolated Venezuela; closer ties to Russia and China
Spiritual
Raised Catholic; follower of guru Sathya Sai Baba
Moderate
Moderate on social policy
Neutral
No distinct position on technology
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Nicolás Maduro is at Autocratic 95%. The register median is Democratic 68%.
Progressive – Traditional
On Progressive – Traditional, Nicolás Maduro 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
Portrait: Ricardo Stuckert, CC BY 2.0, 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].
