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.
|
South Sudan |
| Cyprus |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
330
|
16
|
250
|
| No |
105
|
—
|
20
|
| Abstain |
100
|
7
|
55
|
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 |
Cyprus |
South Sudan |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
|
no |
yes |
94 /
71 /
23
|
|
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
|
no |
non_voting |
79 /
60 /
33
|
|
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
|
no |
yes |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
|
no |
yes |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
A/RES/75/181
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2020
|
no |
yes |
131 /
56 /
0
|
|
A/RES/80/209
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2025
|
no |
non_voting |
122 /
56 /
0
|
|
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
|
no |
yes |
131 /
56 /
0
|
|
A/RES/74/154
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2019
|
no |
non_voting |
135 /
55 /
0
|
|
A/RES/74/159
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2019
|
no |
non_voting |
136 /
55 /
0
|
|
A/RES/75/177
Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human r…
2020
|
no |
yes |
130 /
55 /
1
|
|
A/RES/75/178
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2020
|
no |
yes |
125 /
55 /
8
|
|
A/RES/76/162
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2021
|
no |
yes |
131 /
55 /
0
|
Agreements on Contested Votes
Resolutions where both sides voted the same way despite significant opposition from others.
| Resolution |
Both voted |
Y / N / A |
|
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/78/53
Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2023
|
abstain |
121 /
44 /
17
|
|
A/RES/71/63
Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2016
|
abstain |
122 /
44 /
17
|
|
A/RES/76/34
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2021
|
yes |
128 /
42 /
16
|
|
32/101
Assistance to Guinea-Bissau
1977
|
yes |
128 /
42 /
16
|
|
40/229
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the united Nations system for improving …
1985
|
yes |
111 /
41 /
34
|
|
A/RES/67/176
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2012
|
yes |
111 /
41 /
34
|
