Voting Comparison

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

vs
3615 shared votes
79%
agreement
2841 agreed · 774 diverged
3615 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.

Greece
Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes No Abstain
Yes 1896 18 122
No 1 457 14
Abstain 60 70 478

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
69% 346/502
Nuclear/Arms
69% 209/301
Colonialism
68% 216/319
Human Rights
75% 392/526
Economic Dev.
74% 160/215
Disarmament
73% 314/431
Overall
79% 2841/3615

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Bosnia and Herzegovina Greece Y / N / A
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
abstain no 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain no 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain no 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1997
non_voting no 96 / 58 / 12
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
non_voting yes 67 / 54 / 46
A/RES/72/185
Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights : resolu…
2017
no abstain 129 / 53 / 3
A/RES/76/234
Promoting international cooperation on peaceful uses in the context of internat…
2021
abstain no 78 / 53 / 32
A/RES/77/96
Promoting international cooperation on peaceful uses in the context of internat…
2022
abstain no 94 / 53 / 28
A/RES/63/171
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2008
non_voting no 86 / 53 / 42
A/RES/70/159
Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights : resolu…
2015
no abstain 135 / 53 / 1
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
no abstain 130 / 53 / 6
32/128
Question of Brunei
1977
no abstain 135 / 53 / 1

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
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/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
no 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
no 94 / 59 / 33
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
no 91 / 59 / 10
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1999
no 91 / 59 / 10