Voting Comparison
Compare how two countries, blocs, or a country and a bloc voted on UN resolutions.
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.
|
Palau |
| Costa Rica |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
1095
|
750
|
417
|
| No |
—
|
6
|
—
|
| Abstain |
23
|
109
|
19
|
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.
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
Costa Rica |
Palau |
Y / N / A |
|
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
|
abstain |
no |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
abstain |
no |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
|
abstain |
no |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
|
abstain |
no |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
abstain |
no |
80 /
61 /
42
|
|
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
|
abstain |
yes |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
|
abstain |
non_voting |
91 /
59 /
10
|
|
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
|
abstain |
yes |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1994
|
abstain |
non_voting |
97 /
57 /
14
|
|
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
|
abstain |
non_voting |
91 /
57 /
21
|
|
A/RES/61/160
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2006
|
yes |
no |
124 /
56 /
4
|
|
A/RES/80/209
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2025
|
yes |
no |
122 /
56 /
0
|
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
|
|
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
|
yes |
80 /
62 /
33
|
|
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
|
abstain |
79 /
60 /
33
|
|
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1997
|
non_voting |
96 /
58 /
12
|
|
A/RES/75/181
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2020
|
yes |
131 /
56 /
0
|
|
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
|
yes |
131 /
56 /
0
|
|
A/RES/74/154
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2019
|
yes |
135 /
55 /
0
|
|
A/RES/74/159
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2019
|
yes |
136 /
55 /
0
|
