Voting Comparison

Compare how two countries, blocs, or a country and a bloc voted on UN resolutions.

vs
5710 shared votes
90%
agreement
5116 agreed · 594 diverged
5710 shared votes

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.

Djibouti
United Arab Emirates Yes No Abstain
Yes 4938 1 53
No 4 19 9
Abstain 115 15 131

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.

Middle East
97% 863/891
Nuclear/Arms
92% 526/572
Colonialism
94% 515/548
Human Rights
86% 657/760
Economic Dev.
87% 412/473
Disarmament
88% 684/773
Overall
90% 5116/5710

Most Divergent Votes

Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.

Resolution United Arab Emirates Djibouti Y / N / A
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
yes abstain 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
yes abstain 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
yes abstain 79 / 60 / 33
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
yes abstain 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
yes abstain 94 / 59 / 33
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain no 67 / 54 / 46
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain no 68 / 54 / 51
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
abstain no 67 / 54 / 46
A/RES/58/195
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2003
abstain no 68 / 54 / 51
A/RES/59/205
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2004
abstain no 71 / 54 / 55
A/RES/63/191
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2008
abstain non_voting 69 / 54 / 57
A/RES/62/168
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2007
abstain no 73 / 53 / 55

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/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2013
yes 94 / 71 / 23
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
yes 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
no 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1999
yes 91 / 59 / 10
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes 96 / 58 / 12
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1997
yes 96 / 58 / 12