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 |
| Belarus |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
2276
|
1
|
7
|
| No |
1
|
407
|
1
|
| Abstain |
2
|
1
|
331
|
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.
Nuclear/Arms
100%
278/278
Economic Dev.
99%
274/276
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
Belarus |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
Y / N / A |
|
57/69
General and complete disarmament
2002
|
no |
yes |
78 /
21 /
42
|
|
A/RES/46/46F
Resumption of ration distribution to Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted …
1991
|
non_voting |
yes |
115 /
21 /
13
|
|
A/RES/46/52
Progressive development of the principles and norms of international law relati…
1991
|
non_voting |
abstain |
117 /
20 /
17
|
|
A/RES/1604(XV)
Report of the Director of the Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in…
1961
|
abstain |
yes |
37 /
17 /
38
|
|
A/RES/49(I)[C]
Consultative arrangements with non-governmental organizations : resolution / ad…
1946
|
no |
abstain |
34 /
11 /
8
|
|
A/RES/3197(XXVIII)
Working Capital Fund for the biennium 1974-1975 : resolution / adopted by the G…
1973
|
non_voting |
no |
114 /
10 /
0
|
|
A/RES/3196(XXVIII)
Unforeseen and extraordinary expenses for the biennium 1974-1975 : resolution /…
1973
|
non_voting |
no |
111 /
9 /
3
|
|
A/RES/3195(XXVIII)[A]
Budget appropriations for the biennium 1974-1975 : resolution / adopted by the …
1973
|
non_voting |
no |
106 /
8 /
7
|
|
A/RES/1318(XIII)
Promotion of the international flow of private capital : resolution / adopted b…
1958
|
abstain |
no |
69 /
8 /
4
|
|
A/1426]
1950
|
abstain |
yes |
44 /
6 /
3
|
|
A/RES/46/47A
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the …
1991
|
yes |
abstain |
96 /
5 /
52
|
|
A/RES/43/58A
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the …
1988
|
yes |
non_voting |
106 /
2 /
43
|
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
|
