Here in the US, we allow labels and silos, not data and reality, to drive our politics.
Fun fact: The Nordic countries they call “socialist” consistently rank as the happiest on Earth.
Meanwhile America dropped from #23 in happiness in 2024 to #24 in 2025 and 40% of young women 18-44 want to permanently leave.
But sure, let’s keep fighting about the mom feeding her kids on $200/month food stamps while ignoring $658 billion in corporate welfare.
We analyzed every political system from autonomous collectives to fascist dictatorships – checked the data on happiness, healthcare, prosperity, and body counts.
Turns out the “socialism” (social democracy to be specific) they tell you to fear produces the best outcomes for human wellbeing. And the system we have? Well…
Political Systems: The Data Behind The Propaganda
An interactive data-driven analysis of which political systems actually work for human wellbeing.
View Full Interactive Analysis →I’ve had this infographic for a while now, and just finalized it. I began putting it together over a month ago. The only bias I personally take responsibility for is the idea that the U.S. is leaning toward Plutocracy. Other than that, it’s data. I wanted to show by administration what each form looked like. I think this is a fairly successful demonstration of that.
The infographic is interactive. Click on the title options in the black menu bar to look at different aspects.
