Voting Comparison

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

vs
3656 shared votes
91%
agreement
3326 agreed · 330 diverged
3656 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.

Andorra
Austria Yes No Abstain
Yes 2267 6 110
No 2 475 49
Abstain 39 38 582

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
91% 434/476
Nuclear/Arms
76% 222/291
Colonialism
90% 274/305
Human Rights
95% 487/515
Economic Dev.
95% 198/208
Disarmament
87% 363/419
Overall
91% 3326/3656

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Austria Andorra Y / N / A
A/RES/72/158
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2017
no abstain 128 / 51 / 6
A/RES/48/124
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1993
no non_voting 101 / 51 / 17
A/RES/50/33
Activities of foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementat…
1995
no non_voting 93 / 51 / 3
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
no abstain 128 / 51 / 6
A/RES/61/78
Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2006
abstain no 115 / 48 / 18
36/170
Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador
1981
abstain no 115 / 48 / 18
A/RES/62/42
Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2007
abstain no 117 / 47 / 17
48/140
The situation in the Sudan
1993
abstain no 117 / 47 / 17
32/97
Assistance to Botswana
1977
abstain no 117 / 45 / 19
56/170
Protection of migrants
2001
abstain no 111 / 45 / 19
A/RES/66/51
Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2011
abstain no 117 / 45 / 18
32/128
Question of Brunei
1977
abstain no 120 / 45 / 18

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
no 94 / 71 / 23
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
no 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
no 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
no 86 / 64 / 26
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
no 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
yes 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
no 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
no 79 / 60 / 33