Voting Comparison

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

vs
2461 shared votes
86%
agreement
2125 agreed · 336 diverged
2461 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.

Democratic Yemen
Cyprus Yes No Abstain
Yes 2088 26 72
No 4
Abstain 27 33 23

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
93% 314/339
Nuclear/Arms
93% 234/251
Colonialism
92% 196/214
Human Rights
88% 199/226
Economic Dev.
89% 232/262
Disarmament
91% 289/318
Overall
86% 2125/2461

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Cyprus Democratic Yemen Y / N / A
A/RES/3238(XXIX)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of C…
1974
abstain no 56 / 54 / 24
A/RES/2642(XXV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1970
yes no 66 / 52 / 7
A/RES/3390(XXX)[A]
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
abstain no 59 / 51 / 29
A/RES/2500(XXIV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1969
yes no 71 / 48 / 4
A/RES/2389(XXIII)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1968
yes no 73 / 47 / 5
A/RES/3390(XXX)[B]
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
abstain yes 54 / 43 / 42
A/RES/3333(XXIX)
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1974
abstain no 61 / 43 / 31
A/RES/35/190
Voluntary fund of the United Nations for victims of gross and flagrant violatio…
1980
yes no 57 / 39 / 46
A/RES/37/200
Further promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms : res…
1982
yes no 81 / 38 / 20
A/RES/34/2A
Credentials of representatives to the 34th session of the General Assembly : re…
1979
abstain no 71 / 35 / 34
A/RES/2758(XXVI)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the Unite…
1971
abstain yes 76 / 35 / 17
A/RES/2647(XXV)
Elimination of all forms of racial discrimination : resolution / adopted by the…
1970
no non_voting 49 / 33 / 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/RES/37/30
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1982
yes 50 / 46 / 50
A/RES/44/27L
Support for the work of the Commission against Apartheid in Sports
1989
yes 53 / 45 / 38
A/RES/36/50
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1981
yes 54 / 42 / 46
A/RES/3458(XXX)[B]
Question of Spanish Sahara : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
no 56 / 42 / 34
A/4l/727
1986
yes 77 / 40 / 16
A/4l/L.43
The auestion of Palestine
1986
yes 66 / 38 / 41
A/RES/35/27
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1980
yes 58 / 35 / 46
A/RES/3379(XXX)
Elimination of all forms of racial discrimination : resolution / adopted by the General A…
1975
yes 72 / 35 / 32