Political leader

Jonas Gahr Støre

Labour leader and prime minister of Norway since 2021, re-elected in 2025. A pro-NATO social democrat, he keeps the wealth tax and state-owned Equinor, defends oil exploration and recognized Palestine, alongside a restrictive asylum policy.

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Prime Minister of Norway · 1960–

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01 / The profile

Twelve axes, one perspective

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Federal 33.8%66.2% Unitary
Democracy 71.2%28.8% Autocracy
Security 48.8%51.2% Liberty
Assimilation 38.8%61.2% Multiculturalism
Militarist 40%60% Pacifist
Non-interventionist 45%55% Nationalist
Public 66.2%33.8% Private
Planning 57.5%42.5% Free market
Protectionism 36.2%63.8% Globalism
Irreligious 61.3%38.7% Religious
Progressive 73.8%26.2% Traditionalist
Technology 66.2%33.8% Biology

02 / What stands out

Three distinctive positions

31.3pt

Morality

73.8% Progressive, compared with the ideology catalog’s 42.5% median.

Should social norms emphasize change or continuity?

25.5pt

Trade

36.2% Protectionism, compared with the ideology catalog’s 61.7% median.

How open should the economy be to international exchange?

12.4pt

Representation

71.2% Democracy, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.8% median.

Who should govern, and how should they be accountable?

The profile in detail

Government and accountability. Structure: 33.8% Federal, 66.2% Unitary (Leaning Unitary); Representation: 71.2% Democracy, 28.8% Autocracy (Leaning Democracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Jonas Gahr Støre sits 13.7 points above it. 124 reference profiles share this band.

Civil power and culture. Power: 48.8% Security, 51.2% Liberty (Balanced); Immigration: 38.8% Assimilation, 61.2% Multiculturalism (Leaning Multiculturalism). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Jonas Gahr Støre sits 10.0 points below it. 128 reference profiles share this band.

Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 40% Militarist, 60% Pacifist (Leaning Pacifist); Intervention: 45% Non-interventionist, 55% Nationalist (Balanced). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Jonas Gahr Støre sits 3.8 points below it. 167 reference profiles share this band.

Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 66.2% Public, 33.8% Private (Leaning Public); Control: 57.5% Planning, 42.5% Free market (Leaning Planning); Trade: 36.2% Protectionism, 63.8% Globalism (Leaning Globalism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Jonas Gahr Støre depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Jonas Gahr Støre sits 13.0 points above it. 166 reference profiles share this band.

Belief and social norms. Religion: 61.3% Irreligious, 38.7% Religious (Leaning Irreligious); Morality: 73.8% Progressive, 26.2% Traditionalist (Strong Progressive). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Jonas Gahr Støre sits 35.0 points above it. 103 reference profiles share this band.

Technology and limits. Technology: 66.2% Technology, 33.8% Biology (Leaning Technology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Jonas Gahr Støre, the 16.2-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Jonas Gahr Støre sits 8.7 points above it. 299 reference profiles share this band.

03 / Connections

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What does getting Jonas Gahr Støre on the test mean?

Your twelve scores are relatively close to this reference profile. A match describes similarity inside the model; it does not imply agreement with every action, policy or belief associated with Jonas Gahr Støre.

Which ideology is closest to Jonas Gahr Støre?

Nordic Social Democracy has 97.1% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.

Which axis stands out for Jonas Gahr Støre?

Morality is among the furthest from the center: 73.8% Progressive and 26.2% Traditionalist. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.

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