Voting Comparison

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

vs
3490 shared votes
78%
agreement
2705 agreed · 785 diverged
3490 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.

North Macedonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes No Abstain
Yes 1774 17 135
No 2 433 15
Abstain 58 51 481

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
67% 317/476
Nuclear/Arms
78% 226/291
Colonialism
66% 202/305
Human Rights
72% 372/515
Economic Dev.
68% 143/209
Disarmament
80% 336/419
Overall
78% 2705/3490

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Bosnia and Herzegovina North Macedonia 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
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
no abstain 97 / 57 / 14
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
no abstain 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1994
no abstain 97 / 57 / 14
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
no abstain 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
non_voting abstain 67 / 54 / 46
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 non_voting 94 / 53 / 28
A/RES/63/171
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2008
non_voting no 86 / 53 / 42

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