Voting Comparison

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

vs
2785 shared votes
82%
agreement
2296 agreed · 489 diverged
2785 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.

Timor-Leste
Barbados Yes No Abstain
Yes 2231 1 62
No 18 2
Abstain 40 2 17

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
72% 208/290
Nuclear/Arms
79% 177/225
Colonialism
86% 173/202
Human Rights
75% 278/372
Economic Dev.
87% 150/172
Disarmament
81% 244/302
Overall
82% 2296/2785

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Barbados Timor-Leste Y / N / A
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
abstain non_voting 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes no 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/60/72
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2005
yes non_voting 87 / 56 / 26
A/RES/64/31
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2009
yes non_voting 109 / 56 / 10
A/RES/62/24
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2007
yes non_voting 109 / 55 / 15
A/RES/57/213
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2002
yes non_voting 116 / 55 / 7
A/RES/63/189
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2008
yes abstain 124 / 55 / 7
A/RES/59/205
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2004
abstain yes 71 / 54 / 55
A/RES/62/149
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the Genera…
2007
no yes 104 / 54 / 29
A/RES/63/176
Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights : resolu…
2008
yes abstain 129 / 54 / 4
A/RES/63/191
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2008
abstain yes 69 / 54 / 57
A/RES/64/173
Promotion of equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human…
2010
yes abstain 131 / 53 / 2

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
yes 94 / 71 / 23
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
no 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
no 79 / 67 / 40
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
abstain 94 / 59 / 33
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
abstain 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/61/160
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adopted by the…
2006
yes 124 / 56 / 4