Voting Comparison

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

vs
6728 shared votes
88%
agreement
5905 agreed · 823 diverged
6728 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.

Peru
Colombia Yes No Abstain
Yes 5632 11 210
No 13 5 27
Abstain 344 6 250

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
89% 797/896
Nuclear/Arms
88% 510/579
Colonialism
91% 510/563
Human Rights
84% 648/773
Economic Dev.
93% 455/491
Disarmament
91% 708/779
Overall
88% 5905/6728

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Colombia Peru Y / N / A
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
yes no 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
yes no 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
no abstain 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/61/160
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2006
yes abstain 124 / 56 / 4
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
yes abstain 116 / 55 / 7
39/201
Long- term financing and the future role of the United Nations Institute for Tr…
1984
yes abstain 106 / 55 / 19
39/201
Long- term financing and the future role of the United Nations Institute for Tr…
1984
yes abstain 118 / 55 / 13
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
yes abstain 120 / 55 / 10
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
abstain yes 128 / 55 / 8
A/RES/79/168
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2024
yes abstain 125 / 55 / 7
A/RES/80/208
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2025
yes abstain 119 / 55 / 7
A/RES/57/213
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2002
yes abstain 116 / 55 / 7

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
no 94 / 71 / 23
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
abstain 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain 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/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain 80 / 61 / 42
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
abstain 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
abstain 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