Voting Comparison

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

vs
5834 shared votes
85%
agreement
4940 agreed · 894 diverged
5834 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.

Mozambique
Bhutan Yes No Abstain
Yes 4701 14 118
No 24 1 16
Abstain 167 8 150

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
85% 758/896
Nuclear/Arms
83% 481/579
Colonialism
85% 477/563
Human Rights
81% 625/773
Economic Dev.
83% 407/491
Disarmament
82% 642/779
Overall
85% 4940/5834

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Bhutan Mozambique Y / N / A
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
abstain yes 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain yes 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
abstain no 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/68/152
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2013
yes non_voting 128 / 55 / 8
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
no abstain 67 / 54 / 46
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
yes abstain 137 / 54 / 0
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
no abstain 67 / 54 / 46
A/RES/62/149
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the Genera…
2007
abstain yes 104 / 54 / 29
A/RES/67/170
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2012
yes non_voting 128 / 54 / 4
A/RES/76/234
Promoting international cooperation on peaceful uses in the context of internat…
2021
abstain non_voting 78 / 53 / 32
A/RES/77/96
Promoting international cooperation on peaceful uses in the context of internat…
2022
abstain yes 94 / 53 / 28
A/RES/79/80
Promoting International Cooperation on Peaceful Uses in the Context of Internat…
2024
abstain yes 105 / 53 / 24

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
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
yes 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
yes 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
yes 79 / 60 / 33
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
yes 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
yes 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1999
yes 91 / 59 / 10