Voting Comparison

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

vs
5647 shared votes
71%
agreement
4002 agreed · 1645 diverged
5647 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.

Mauritania
Comoros Yes No Abstain
Yes 3649 13 61
No 11 22 19
Abstain 44 2 94

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
69% 620/896
Nuclear/Arms
73% 421/579
Colonialism
66% 372/563
Human Rights
71% 548/773
Economic Dev.
64% 316/491
Disarmament
73% 570/779
Overall
71% 4002/5647

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Comoros Mauritania Y / N / A
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
non_voting yes 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
non_voting yes 94 / 59 / 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/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
non_voting yes 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/60/72
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2005
non_voting yes 87 / 56 / 26
A/RES/64/31
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2009
no yes 109 / 56 / 10
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes abstain 128 / 55 / 8
32/95
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1977
abstain yes 125 / 55 / 8
A/RES/75/178
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2020
abstain yes 125 / 55 / 8
A/RES/68/152
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2013
yes abstain 128 / 55 / 8
A/RES/77/215
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2022
non_voting yes 122 / 54 / 10
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
no non_voting 67 / 54 / 46

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
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/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
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes 96 / 58 / 12