A presidential republic ruled by the MPLA since independence from Portugal in 1975, Angola emerged from civil war in 2002, lives on oil and diamonds, concentrates power in President Lourenco and faces inequality and cost-of-living protests.
Political axes
Leans further toward planning than 81% of the 293 countries and regimes in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Control is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Religion, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most countries.
Ideological proximity
Most compatible among the 263 ideologies
Conservative tradition that accepts social reforms and protection for the poorest to preserve national cohesion, seeing elites as responsible for the people's welfare and for harmony between classes.
Nineteenth-century constitutional monarchy model in which the monarch exercises a fourth Moderating Power above the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary, arbitrating conflicts and guaranteeing stability over an agrarian economy.
Nationalism based on shared language, traditions, and heritage rather than race, which values the people's cultural identity and the integration of those who adopt these values, defending the nation's cohesion.
The most distant ideology
Anarcho-NaturismAnarchist29%
President of France (1959–1969) and leader of the Resistance in World War II, de Gaulle founded the Fifth Republic with a strong presidency, withdrew France from NATO's integrated military command, and built an independent nuclear arsenal to secure strategic autonomy free of subordinate alliances.
Closest, by dimension
Other compatible profiles
The most distant
A bilingual presidential republic, Cameroon has been ruled by Paul Biya since 1982, with centralized power, a separatist war in the Anglophone regions, a Boko Haram threat in the north and an oil and cocoa economy.
Also similar, by dimension
The most different
A powerful medieval merchant republic, Venice was governed by a commercial oligarchy that dominated Mediterranean trade, uniting stable institutions, a strong navy, and immense economic power for centuries.
Also similar, by dimension
The most different