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.
|
United States of America |
| Costa Rica |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
1772
|
3101
|
1068
|
| No |
9
|
70
|
20
|
| Abstain |
45
|
422
|
81
|
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 |
United States of America |
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
|
|
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
|
abstain |
no |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
|
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/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
|
abstain |
no |
79 /
60 /
33
|
|
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
|
abstain |
no |
91 /
59 /
10
|
|
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
|
abstain |
no |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
|
abstain |
no |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
|
abstain |
no |
91 /
59 /
10
|
|
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1997
|
non_voting |
no |
96 /
58 /
12
|
|
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
|
abstain |
no |
97 /
57 /
14
|
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
|
|
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
|
yes |
67 /
54 /
46
|
|
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
|
yes |
68 /
54 /
51
|
|
32/101
Assistance to Guinea-Bissau
1977
|
yes |
137 /
54 /
0
|
|
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
|
yes |
137 /
54 /
0
|
|
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the G…
2000
|
yes |
67 /
54 /
46
|
|
A/RES/58/195
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the G…
2003
|
yes |
68 /
54 /
51
|
