41.3% of matchups won
269 matchups
Elo 1454
tracked 2025/05/20 → 2026/09/26
mission: Reform and democratize socialism · Political reform · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing41%
picked as helping wellbeing
233 matchups
42%
picked as hurting wellbeing
36 matchups
People are split on it.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day averageRelated
Similar people
01
Nikita Khrushchev
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40.9% wins · Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964
02
Vladimir Lenin
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50.1% wins · founding leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924
03
Joseph Stalin
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15.3% wins · leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
04
Muammar Gaddafi
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17.5% wins · Leader of Libya from 1969 to 2011
05
Boyko Borissov
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28.6% wins · Bulgarian politician
Known for
- Nobel Peace Prize
- End of the Cold War
- Introduced Glasnost
- Withdrawn from Afghanistan
- Facilitated German reunification
Based on 269 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/26. Full rankings ·
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