Voting Comparison

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

vs
5230 shared votes
82%
agreement
4281 agreed · 949 diverged
5230 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.

Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda Yes No Abstain
Yes 4063 3 85
No 5 12 9
Abstain 86 6 162

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
69% 576/835
Nuclear/Arms
84% 442/527
Colonialism
78% 384/490
Human Rights
81% 565/700
Economic Dev.
77% 316/411
Disarmament
83% 607/732
Overall
82% 4281/5230

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Antigua and Barbuda Jamaica Y / N / A
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
yes abstain 94 / 71 / 23
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
abstain yes 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
abstain yes 94 / 59 / 33
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
abstain no 131 / 53 / 7
32/99
Assistance to Cape Verde
1977
abstain no 135 / 53 / 1
A/RES/76/234
Promoting international cooperation on peaceful uses in the context of internat…
2021
non_voting abstain 78 / 53 / 32
A/RES/78/237
Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context …
2023
non_voting yes 104 / 53 / 7
A/RES/48/124
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1993
yes abstain 101 / 51 / 17
A/RES/75/240
Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context …
2020
non_voting yes 92 / 50 / 21
A/RES/78/238
Further practical measures for the prevention of an arms race in outer space : …
2023
non_voting yes 110 / 49 / 8
A/RES/75/225
Towards a new international economic order : resolution / adopted by the Genera…
2020
non_voting yes 123 / 48 / 4
A/RES/57/54
Role of science and technology in the context of international security and dis…
2002
non_voting yes 90 / 48 / 21

Agreements on Contested Votes

Resolutions where both sides voted the same way despite significant opposition from others.

Resolution Both voted Y / N / A
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
abstain 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain 79 / 67 / 40
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
abstain 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
abstain 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
abstain 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
yes 79 / 60 / 33
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
yes 91 / 59 / 10