Voting Comparison

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

vs
5936 shared votes
54%
agreement
3207 agreed · 2729 diverged
5936 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.

Equatorial Guinea
Côte d'Ivoire Yes No Abstain
Yes 2832 10 139
No 5 11 1
Abstain 267 18 163

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
37% 330/896
Nuclear/Arms
40% 230/579
Colonialism
39% 220/563
Human Rights
49% 378/773
Economic Dev.
48% 238/491
Disarmament
41% 316/779
Overall
54% 3207/5936

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Côte d'Ivoire Equatorial Guinea Y / N / A
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
yes non_voting 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes abstain 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
abstain yes 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/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1994
yes non_voting 97 / 57 / 14
A/RES/60/72
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2005
abstain non_voting 87 / 56 / 26
A/RES/61/160
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2006
yes non_voting 124 / 56 / 4
A/RES/76/162
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2021
yes non_voting 131 / 55 / 0
A/RES/57/222
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2002
non_voting yes 122 / 55 / 1
A/RES/58/188
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the UN to …
2003
yes non_voting 106 / 55 / 19
A/RES/62/24
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2007
abstain non_voting 109 / 55 / 15
A/RES/63/167
Equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treat…
2008
yes non_voting 128 / 55 / 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
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
non_voting 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
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
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes 96 / 58 / 12
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1997
yes 96 / 58 / 12
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes 91 / 57 / 21