Voting Comparison

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

vs
5802 shared votes
85%
agreement
4923 agreed · 879 diverged
5802 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.

Mozambique
Burkina Faso Yes No Abstain
Yes 4755 19 94
No 1 1 16
Abstain 72 7 120

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
84% 750/895
Nuclear/Arms
91% 528/579
Colonialism
87% 491/563
Human Rights
80% 618/772
Economic Dev.
86% 423/491
Disarmament
87% 679/779
Overall
85% 4923/5802

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Burkina Faso Mozambique Y / N / A
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
non_voting yes 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain yes 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
non_voting yes 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/64/31
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2009
non_voting yes 109 / 56 / 10
A/RES/68/152
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2013
yes non_voting 128 / 55 / 8
A/RES/67/170
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2012
yes non_voting 128 / 54 / 4
32/95
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1977
abstain yes 86 / 53 / 42
A/RES/76/234
Promoting international cooperation on peaceful uses in the context of internat…
2021
yes non_voting 78 / 53 / 32
A/RES/62/168
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2007
non_voting abstain 73 / 53 / 55
A/RES/63/171
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2008
abstain yes 86 / 53 / 42
A/RES/76/151
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2021
yes non_voting 128 / 52 / 6
A/RES/77/36
Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context …
2022
non_voting yes 112 / 52 / 8

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
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
yes 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
yes 94 / 59 / 33
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