Voting Comparison

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

vs
3308 shared votes
30%
agreement
1004 agreed · 2304 diverged
3308 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.

Palau
Brazil Yes No Abstain
Yes 962 803 416
No 15 4 4
Abstain 143 63 30

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
1% 6/441
Nuclear/Arms
27% 77/286
Colonialism
19% 55/287
Human Rights
14% 71/500
Economic Dev.
39% 79/201
Disarmament
31% 125/408
Overall
30% 1004/3308

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Brazil Palau Y / N / A
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
abstain no 94 / 71 / 23
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/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
abstain no 86 / 64 / 26
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
abstain no 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain no 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
abstain non_voting 91 / 59 / 10
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1997
yes non_voting 96 / 58 / 12
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1994
yes non_voting 97 / 57 / 14
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
yes non_voting 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/61/160
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2006
yes no 124 / 56 / 4
A/RES/75/181
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2020
no yes 131 / 56 / 0

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/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
abstain 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
yes 94 / 59 / 33
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
yes 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/75/171
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the …
2020
abstain 126 / 54 / 6
A/RES/78/201
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2023
yes 132 / 54 / 1
A/RES/79/169
Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human rights by a…
2024
yes 133 / 54 / 0
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
yes 68 / 54 / 51