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 |
| Cuba |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
843
|
3714
|
1112
|
| No |
359
|
13
|
9
|
| Abstain |
417
|
72
|
119
|
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 |
Cuba |
United States of America |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
|
yes |
no |
94 /
71 /
23
|
|
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
|
yes |
no |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
yes |
no |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
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/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
|
no |
yes |
80 /
62 /
33
|
|
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
yes |
no |
80 /
61 /
42
|
|
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
|
yes |
no |
79 /
60 /
33
|
|
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
|
yes |
no |
91 /
59 /
10
|
|
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
|
yes |
no |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
|
yes |
no |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
|
yes |
no |
91 /
59 /
10
|
Agreements on Contested Votes
Resolutions where both sides voted the same way despite significant opposition from others.
| Resolution |
Both voted |
Y / N / A |
|
A/4l/727
1986
|
yes |
77 /
40 /
16
|
|
A/RES/38/183A
Bilateral nuclear-arms negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1983
|
no |
88 /
31 /
24
|
|
A/RES/52/39C
Convention on theh Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by th…
1997
|
yes |
109 /
30 /
27
|
|
A/RES/1239(XIII)
Question of the representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by t…
1958
|
yes |
44 /
28 /
9
|
|
A/RES/80/133
Agricultural technology for sustainable development : resolution / adopted by the General…
2025
|
no |
138 /
27 /
11
|
|
A/RES/1135(XII)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
1957
|
yes |
47 /
27 /
7
|
|
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
|
yes |
124 /
24 /
2
|
|
A/RES/1108(XI)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
1956
|
yes |
47 /
24 /
8
|
