Voting Comparison
Compare how two countries, blocs, or a country and a bloc voted on UN resolutions.
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.
|
Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Bulgaria |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
1455
|
311
|
205
|
| No |
565
|
17
|
71
|
| Abstain |
714
|
9
|
40
|
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.
Economic Dev.
48%
107/223
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
Bulgaria |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
|
no |
yes |
94 /
71 /
23
|
|
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
|
no |
yes |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
no |
yes |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
|
no |
yes |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
|
no |
yes |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
|
yes |
no |
80 /
62 /
33
|
|
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
no |
yes |
80 /
61 /
42
|
|
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
|
no |
yes |
79 /
60 /
33
|
|
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
|
no |
yes |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
|
no |
yes |
91 /
59 /
10
|
|
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
|
no |
yes |
91 /
59 /
10
|
|
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
|
no |
yes |
94 /
59 /
33
|
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/80/54
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2025
|
no |
119 /
45 /
12
|
|
A/RES/77/54
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2022
|
no |
119 /
44 /
13
|
|
A/RES/79/38
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2024
|
no |
127 /
44 /
13
|
|
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
|
no |
119 /
44 /
13
|
|
A/RES/78/35
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2023
|
no |
123 /
43 /
17
|
|
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
|
no |
123 /
43 /
17
|
|
A/RES/75/40
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2020
|
no |
130 /
42 /
14
|
|
A/RES/76/34
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2021
|
no |
128 /
42 /
16
|
