United Kingdom, 1815–1837

Hybrid Regime · Monarchy · Western Europe · Industrial Age era

Postwar stabilization, industrialization, and a gradual expansion of rights amid stable institutions.

Post-Napoleonic distress produced radical agitation and repressive statutes through 1819. Gradual liberalization followed: Catholic emancipation in 1829 and the 1832 Reform Act expanding the franchise. Industrialization accelerated urban growth and a reform-oriented press. Institutions adapted through legislation rather than rupture, making the period the dataset’s reference case of gradual reform.

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Dominant patterns

  • Democratization

Political-science factor profile

Each factor 0–100; higher = stronger authoritarian / crisis pole (except institutional stability, where higher = stronger institutions).

Centralization of Power19
Media Control28
Repression23
Nationalism58
Militarization50
Economic Stress57
External Conflict36
Cult of Personality16
Elite Fragmentation35
Institutions76
Social Polarization60
Corruption & Patrimonialism42
Ideological Mobilization25
External Sovereignty91

Economy & society

GDP per capita$3473 (intl-$)
GDP growth+0.5%/yr
Population25.9M people
Share of world population2.2%
Life expectancy40.9 years

Closest historical twins

The country-eras whose structural profile most resembles United Kingdom 1815–1837, by similarity score (0–100).

  1. United States, 1789–1815 – similarity 89/100 · shared: Democratization
  2. United States, 1865–1898 – similarity 89/100 · shared: Democratization
  3. United States, 1929–1939 – similarity 81/100 · shared: Democratization
  4. India, 1998–2009 – similarity 79/100 · shared: Democratization
  5. United Kingdom, 2010–2016 – similarity 79/100 · shared: Democratization
  6. Spain, 1982–1996 – similarity 79/100 · shared: Democratization
  7. Switzerland, 1848–1914 – similarity 78/100 · shared: Democratization
  8. Norway, 1905–1914 – similarity 78/100 · shared: Democratization

What followed

  • Gradual political reforms.
  • Industrial growth and imperial expansion.