Voting Comparison
Compare how two countries, blocs, or a country and a bloc voted on UN resolutions.
Agreement Trend over Time
Agreement rate per year (years with ≥2 shared votes). Click a point or year label to filter the vote list below.
Position Matrix
How often each combination of positions occurred across all shared votes.
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Angola |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
2246
|
1483
|
1179
|
| No |
55
|
—
|
3
|
| Abstain |
266
|
18
|
39
|
green = same position
amber = different position
Breakdown by Voeten Topic
Agreement rate per issue area (Voeten dataset, GA resolutions only). Dashed line shows overall agreement rate.
Economic Dev.
29%
141/487
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
Angola |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
|
yes |
no |
94 /
71 /
23
|
|
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
|
yes |
no |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
yes |
no |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
|
yes |
no |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
|
yes |
no |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
|
abstain |
yes |
80 /
62 /
33
|
|
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
yes |
no |
80 /
61 /
42
|
|
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
|
non_voting |
no |
79 /
60 /
33
|
|
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
|
yes |
no |
91 /
59 /
10
|
|
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
|
yes |
no |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
|
yes |
no |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
|
yes |
no |
91 /
59 /
10
|
Agreements on Contested Votes
Resolutions where both sides voted the same way despite significant opposition from others.
| Resolution |
Both voted |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/62/149
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2007
|
yes |
104 /
54 /
29
|
|
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
|
yes |
131 /
53 /
7
|
|
32/99
Assistance to Cape Verde
1977
|
yes |
135 /
53 /
1
|
|
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
|
yes |
124 /
50 /
13
|
|
A/RES/63/168
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2008
|
yes |
106 /
46 /
34
|
|
40/229
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the united Nations system for improving …
1985
|
yes |
111 /
41 /
34
|
|
A/RES/65/206
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
yes |
109 /
41 /
35
|
|
A/RES/67/176
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2012
|
yes |
111 /
41 /
34
|
