Polity Atlas
03 · Governance Explorer

Compare mechanisms, not ideologies

Choose the systems, choose what matters to you and how much. The result is a conditional comparison under your priorities — not a ranking of “the best political system”.

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Weighted result

Conditional comparison.
Levels are evidence-graded and linked to claims; “unknown” is excluded from the weighted result, never counted as zero.

CriterionLandsgemeinde of GlarusIreland Citizens' Assembly (2016–2018)Mondragon cooperativesPróspera (Roatán, Honduras)
Rights guarantees ×3UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Appeal of decisions ×3UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Corruption resistance ×3UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Minority protection ×3MixedMixedUnknownUnknown
Works under conflict ×3UnknownStrongUnknownUnknown
Accountability ×3StrongModerateStrongMixed
Efficiency ×3ModerateModerateUnknownUnknown
Resilience ×3StrongUnknownModerateWeak
Economic incentives ×3UnknownUnknownModerateUnknown
Freedom ×3UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Conflict resolution ×3UnknownUnknownUnknownModerate
Weighted result4.3 / 57 criteria unknown, excluded4.0 / 57 criteria unknown, excluded4.3 / 58 criteria unknown, excluded3.0 / 58 criteria unknown, excluded
Read this as“Under my weights, with today’s evidence, which designs hold up best on what I care about?” Change a weight and the answer may change.
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