Portrait of Daniel Noboa
In office today

Daniel Noboa

President of Ecuador, 2023 to present

Heir to a banana fortune and among the youngest presidents in Ecuador's history, he declared war on drug gangs, using states of emergency and the military.

Daniel Noboa sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly strength-first on war and peace and leaning free market on economy.

Read more about Daniel Noboa on Wikipedia →

Where Daniel Noboa sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Daniel Noboa

Nicolas Sarkozy President of France, 2007 to 201289%Keiko Fujimori President of Peru, 2026 to present84%Ferdinand Marcos Jr. President of the Philippines, 2022 to present82%Aleksandar Vučić President of Serbia, 2017 to 202681%Janez Janša Prime Minister of Slovenia, 2004 to 2008, 2012 to 2013, 2020 to 2022 and 2026 to present81%Margaret Thatcher UK Prime Minister, 1979 to 199081%

Leaders furthest from Daniel Noboa

Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement13%José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 201518%Olof Palme Prime Minister of Sweden, 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 198620%

Political views closest to Daniel Noboa

Thatcherism and ReaganismFree-market economics, tax cuts, deregulation and a firm stance toward the Soviet Union.81%BonapartismAuthoritarian rule by a popular leader who claims to embody the nation, with plebiscites…79%SovereigntismInsists that national institutions, not international bodies, should have the final say.72%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Juan Montenegro/Presidencia de la República, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.