Proximity: Neighbors
25 on a scale of 0 (close) to 100 (far). Closer than 84% of all pairs.
These are close neighbors, a difference of 25 on the 0 to 100 scale. Their differences spread across both values and principles. Direct opposition appears on 2 dimensions and 13 differ in degree rather than direction. The sharpest split is Rule of Law & Consistency: Sparta leans toward where Islamic State (ISIS) stands in core opposition. Both hold Security & Stability, Consent & Anti-Coercion, and 5 more as core commitments.
Clusters
SpartaOrdered Tradition
Tradition & Continuity and Sanctity & Transcendence run high with Authority & Hierarchy elevated, while Non-Maleficence sits low. Continuity is maintained through hierarchy rather than restraint, which is what separates it from Faithful Observance.
Islamic State (ISIS)Mobilized Absolutism
Knowledge & Truth and Care & Welfare show the deepest depressions in the collection, with the procedural Principles low beside them, while Authority & Hierarchy carries the single strongest elevation anywhere in it, joined by Assigned Groups, Security & Stability, and Community & Solidarity. Both sides of the pattern run to their extremes. That depth on both sides is what separates it from Extractive Rule.
Where they sit
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Where the gaps are
7 dimensions identical; 0 not compared.