Voting Comparison

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

vs
4424 shared votes
61%
agreement
2711 agreed · 1713 diverged
4424 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.

Somalia
Brunei Darussalam Yes No Abstain
Yes 2609 1 22
No 16 24 17
Abstain 54 9 63

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
59% 429/733
Nuclear/Arms
56% 254/453
Colonialism
53% 230/436
Human Rights
59% 385/650
Economic Dev.
62% 213/345
Disarmament
54% 345/641
Overall
61% 2711/4424

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Brunei Darussalam Somalia Y / N / A
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
yes abstain 86 / 64 / 26
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
yes abstain 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
yes non_voting 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
yes 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/75/181
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2020
yes non_voting 131 / 56 / 0
A/RES/75/177
Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human r…
2020
yes non_voting 130 / 55 / 1
A/RES/75/178
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2020
yes non_voting 125 / 55 / 8
A/RES/56/152
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2001
yes non_voting 100 / 54 / 15
A/RES/75/171
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2020
yes non_voting 126 / 54 / 6

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
yes 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
no 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes 80 / 61 / 42
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/80/209
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2025
yes 122 / 56 / 0