United States, 1993–2001
Democracy · Republic · North America · Globalization era
The United States in the unipolar moment: a post–Cold War economic boom and global military primacy alongside rising partisan polarization.
The United States in the 1990s experienced a long economic expansion, fiscal surpluses and a position of unrivaled global military and economic primacy after the Cold War. Politics featured welfare and trade reform, a government shutdown and a presidential impeachment amid intensifying partisan and cultural division. Constitutional institutions and peaceful transfers of power remained firmly in place.
Dominant patterns
- Democratization
- Great-Power Rivalry
- Regime Stabilization
Political-science factor profile
Each factor 0–100; higher = stronger authoritarian / crisis pole (except institutional stability, where higher = stronger institutions).
| Centralization of Power | 40 |
| Media Control | 20 |
| Repression | 18 |
| Nationalism | 45 |
| Militarization | 55 |
| Economic Stress | 30 |
| External Conflict | 45 |
| Cult of Personality | 30 |
| Elite Fragmentation | 45 |
| Institutions | 78 |
| Social Polarization | 52 |
| Corruption & Patrimonialism | 30 |
| Ideological Mobilization | 35 |
| External Sovereignty | 100 |
Economy & society
| GDP per capita | $45k (intl-$) |
| GDP growth | +3.8%/yr |
| Population | 285.0M people |
| Share of world population | 4.7% |
| Urban share | 79% |
| Life expectancy | 77 years |
Closest historical twins
The country-eras whose structural profile most resembles United States 1993–2001, by similarity score (0–100).
- United States, 1898–1917 – similarity 94/100 · shared: Democratization, Great-Power Rivalry, Regime Stabilization
- Sweden, 1932–1976 – similarity 89/100 · shared: Democratization, Great-Power Rivalry, Regime Stabilization
- Switzerland, 1848–1914 – similarity 89/100 · shared: Democratization, Great-Power Rivalry, Regime Stabilization
- Sweden, 1939–1945 – similarity 88/100 · shared: Democratization, Great-Power Rivalry, Regime Stabilization
- West Germany, 1949–1990 – similarity 87/100 · shared: Democratization, Great-Power Rivalry, Regime Stabilization
- British Empire, 1868–1901 – similarity 86/100 · shared: Democratization, Great-Power Rivalry, Regime Stabilization
- British Empire, 1901–1914 – similarity 84/100 · shared: Democratization, Great-Power Rivalry, Regime Stabilization
- Great Britain, 1688–1727 CE – similarity 83/100 · shared: Democratization, Great-Power Rivalry, Regime Stabilization
What followed
- A long expansion and post–Cold War primacy.
- Contested but peaceful transfers of power.