Voting Comparison

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

vs
3691 shared votes
86%
agreement
3174 agreed · 517 diverged
3691 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.

San Marino
Cyprus Yes No Abstain
Yes 2230 8 178
No 4 454 11
Abstain 109 12 490

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
75% 375/502
Nuclear/Arms
78% 235/301
Colonialism
84% 269/319
Human Rights
80% 420/526
Economic Dev.
86% 185/215
Disarmament
85% 368/431
Overall
86% 3174/3691

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Cyprus San Marino Y / N / A
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1994
yes 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
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/48/124
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1993
yes no 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
A/RES/56/171
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2001
abstain yes 72 / 49 / 46
A/RES/79/64
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adop…
2024
yes no 121 / 49 / 12
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
abstain yes 61 / 47 / 51
A/RES/54/177
Human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted b…
1999
abstain yes 61 / 47 / 51

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