Voting Comparison

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

vs
3645 shared votes
88%
agreement
3210 agreed · 435 diverged
3645 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.

Andorra
Cyprus Yes No Abstain
Yes 2231 14 214
No 3 462 6
Abstain 65 42 517

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
78% 371/476
Nuclear/Arms
79% 229/291
Colonialism
90% 274/305
Human Rights
82% 423/515
Economic Dev.
91% 189/208
Disarmament
89% 371/419
Overall
88% 3210/3645

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Cyprus Andorra Y / N / A
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
yes no 97 / 57 / 14
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1994
yes no 97 / 57 / 14
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
abstain no 91 / 57 / 21
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain yes 67 / 54 / 46
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain yes 68 / 54 / 51
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
abstain yes 67 / 54 / 46
A/RES/58/195
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2003
abstain yes 68 / 54 / 51
A/RES/72/158
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2017
no abstain 128 / 51 / 6
A/RES/48/124
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1993
yes non_voting 101 / 51 / 17
A/RES/50/33
Activities of foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementat…
1995
yes non_voting 93 / 51 / 3
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
no abstain 128 / 51 / 6
A/RES/56/171
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2001
abstain yes 72 / 49 / 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
no 94 / 71 / 23
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
no 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
no 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
no 86 / 64 / 26
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
no 86 / 64 / 26
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
no 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
no 79 / 60 / 33