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.
|
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| Bulgaria |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
2180
|
1
|
15
|
| No |
2
|
340
|
9
|
| Abstain |
48
|
1
|
300
|
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.
96%
265/276
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
Bulgaria |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/37/30
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1982
|
non_voting |
yes |
50 /
46 /
50
|
|
A/RES/36/50
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1981
|
non_voting |
yes |
54 /
42 /
46
|
|
A/RES/35/27
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1980
|
non_voting |
yes |
58 /
35 /
46
|
|
A/RES/46/64
Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the imple…
1991
|
no |
abstain |
109 /
34 /
16
|
|
A/RES/41/159
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
1986
|
abstain |
non_voting |
61 /
32 /
42
|
|
A/RES/46/79D
Relations between South Africa and Israel : resolution / adopted by the General…
1991
|
no |
abstain |
93 /
31 /
30
|
|
A/RES/34/40
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1979
|
non_voting |
yes |
62 /
31 /
45
|
|
A/RES/46/210
Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against develop…
1991
|
no |
abstain |
97 /
30 /
9
|
|
A/RES/45/151
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1991
|
no |
abstain |
111 /
29 /
11
|
|
A/RES/45/176D
Relations between South Africa and Israel : resolution / adopted by the General…
1990
|
no |
yes |
99 /
28 /
19
|
|
A/RES/46/65
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial C…
1991
|
no |
yes |
115 /
28 /
17
|
|
A/RES/46/82A
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1991
|
no |
abstain |
93 /
27 /
37
|
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/3238(XXIX)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of Cambodia in…
1974
|
no |
56 /
54 /
24
|
|
A/RES/2642(XXV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
1970
|
no |
66 /
52 /
7
|
|
A/RES/3390(XXX)[A]
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
|
no |
59 /
51 /
29
|
|
A/RES/2025(XX)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
1965
|
no |
56 /
49 /
11
|
|
A/RES/2500(XXIV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
1969
|
no |
71 /
48 /
4
|
|
A/RES/2271(XXII)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
1967
|
no |
69 /
48 /
4
|
|
A/RES/2159(XXI)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
1966
|
no |
66 /
48 /
7
|
|
A/RES/2389(XXIII)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
1968
|
no |
73 /
47 /
5
|
