Voting Comparison

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

vs
6763 shared votes
96%
agreement
6466 agreed · 297 diverged
6763 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.

Luxembourg
Belgium Yes No Abstain
Yes 3611 3 31
No 9 1140 43
Abstain 118 13 1705

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
99% 891/896
Nuclear/Arms
97% 563/580
Colonialism
97% 546/563
Human Rights
97% 749/773
Economic Dev.
95% 465/491
Disarmament
98% 762/779
Overall
96% 6466/6763

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Belgium Luxembourg Y / N / A
A/RES/76/23
No first placement of weapons in outer space : resolution / adopted by the Gene…
2021
abstain no 130 / 35 / 20
A/RES/2758(XXVI)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the Unite…
1971
yes abstain 76 / 35 / 17
A/RES/75/37
No first placement of weapons in outer space : resolution / adopted by the Gene…
2020
abstain no 132 / 34 / 21
A/RES/74/301
New Partnership for Africa's Development : progress in implementation and inter…
2020
no abstain 132 / 31 / 16
A/RES/74/302
Implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-…
2020
no abstain 130 / 31 / 18
A/RES/79/332
Cooperation between the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organizatio…
2025
abstain no 120 / 27 / 28
32/99
Assistance to Cape Verde
1977
no abstain 133 / 26 / 27
A/RES/78/203
The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2023
no abstain 133 / 26 / 27
A/RES/77/212
The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2022
no abstain 132 / 25 / 28
A/RES/79/170
The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2024
no abstain 132 / 25 / 30
A/RES/2466(XXIII)
The Korean question : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1968
yes non_voting 71 / 25 / 20
A/RES/71/54
Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: accelerating the implementation of nuclear…
2016
no abstain 137 / 25 / 19

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
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
no 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
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