Voting Comparison

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

vs
3616 shared votes
76%
agreement
2748 agreed · 868 diverged
3616 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.

Yugoslavia
Cyprus Yes No Abstain
Yes 2634 19 82
No 1 31
Abstain 44 15 78

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
70% 438/626
Nuclear/Arms
78% 284/366
Colonialism
68% 252/371
Human Rights
63% 265/419
Economic Dev.
83% 270/325
Disarmament
72% 355/494
Overall
76% 2748/3616

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Cyprus Yugoslavia Y / N / A
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
no non_voting 91 / 59 / 10
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1997
no non_voting 96 / 58 / 12
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
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
abstain yes 67 / 54 / 46
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/55/101
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2000
no non_voting 104 / 52 / 15
A/RES/55/107
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2000
no non_voting 109 / 52 / 7
A/RES/2642(XXV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1970
yes no 66 / 52 / 7
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

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/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
yes 80 / 62 / 33
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
no 116 / 55 / 7
36/170
Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador
1981
no 122 / 55 / 1
A/RES/57/213
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adopted by the…
2002
no 116 / 55 / 7
A/RES/57/222
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2002
no 122 / 55 / 1
32/97
Assistance to Botswana
1977
no 100 / 54 / 15
40/229
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the united Nations system for improving …
1985
no 114 / 54 / 15
A/RES/56/152
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United Nations to…
2001
no 100 / 54 / 15