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US Republican Party and Saudi Religious Monarchy
Measured distance across six axes
Different families with real common ground. They agree within three points on EC. No axis separates them by eight points or more.
Axis by axis
| Axis | GOP | Saudi Religious Monarchy | Gap | Reading | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC · Economic organisation | +06 | +05 | 1 | Agrees | Effectively the same position. Not what an argument between them is about. |
| CU · Social and cultural order | +06 | +10 | 4 | Differs | Real difference, but not the dividing line. |
| AU · Organisation of power | +03 | +10 | 7 | Differs | Real difference, but not the dividing line. |
| SC · Scale of decision | 00 | +07 | 7 | Differs | Real difference, but not the dividing line. |
| ID · Rule of membership | +04 | +09 | 5 | Differs | Real difference, but not the dividing line. |
| CH · Method and tempo | −03 | −07 | 4 | Differs | Real difference, but not the dividing line. |
Each axis runs from −10 to +10; the distance is the straight-line separation across all six at once, out of a maximum of 49.0. How the scoring works →
The evidence behind the widest gaps
A distance figure is worth nothing unless the scores behind it can be checked. These are the artefacts supporting the axes that separate these two most.
GOP · AU +03
The most disputed cell in this entry. Coded mildly positive on the institutional party, distinct from the movement entry.
- Comparative datasetV-Party's Illiberalism Index records substantial movement in the illiberal direction between 2000 and 2018 with no corresponding movement on economic left–right.
- Documented act or statuteParty organisations in several states certified the 2020 result against pressure from the national campaign.
Saudi Religious Monarchy · AU +10
No constitution other than scripture, no parties, no elected national body.
- Programme textThe 1992 Basic Law names the Quran and the Sunnah as the constitution.
- Documented act or statuteThe Consultative Council is appointed, not elected, and cannot legislate.
What this comparison does not establish
Proximity means similarity of stated position. It carries no claim about competence, circumstance, scale of operation, or what either organisation actually did to the people under it. Two organisations can sit close together and produce entirely different histories, because those things are not on any axis and could not be.
US Republican Party
1854– · United States
Limited federal government, lower taxes, strong defence, religious and family traditionalism, gun rights.
Saudi Religious Monarchy
1932– · Saudi Arabia
Dynastic rule legitimated by a strict religious establishment; no parties, no elections, no constitution other than scripture.
Distance is not the whole answer. Two organisations can sit the same distance apart for entirely different reasons, and the reason is the content of any claim about them. Open the comparison in the atlas to weight the axes yourself.
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