18.9% of matchups won
630 matchups
Elo 1237
tracked 2025/05/18 → 2026/07/08
mission: Establish North Korean socialism · Political Leadership · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing22%
picked as helping wellbeing
460 matchups
12%
picked as hurting wellbeing
170 matchups
On balance people see it as helping.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Kim Jong-un
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16.8% wins · General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme...
02
Kim Jong-il
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21.6% wins · Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011
03
Lee Kun-hee
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43.5% wins · 4th and 6th Chairman of the Samsung Group (1942–2020)
04
Ho Chi Minh
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51.4% wins · Vietnamese communist leader (1890–1969), president of North...
05
Kim Moon-soo
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63.6% wins · South Korean politician (born 1951)
Known for
- Founded North Korea
- Led Korean War
- Introduced Juche ideology
- Created personality cult
- Developed command economy
Based on 630 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/07/08. Full rankings ·
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