Voting Comparison

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

vs
3620 shared votes
95%
agreement
3446 agreed · 174 diverged
3620 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.

Slovakia
Germany Yes No Abstain
Yes 2152 2 34
No 657 59
Abstain 48 8 636

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
99% 470/476
Nuclear/Arms
96% 278/291
Colonialism
93% 285/305
Human Rights
93% 481/515
Economic Dev.
95% 199/209
Disarmament
96% 403/419
Overall
95% 3446/3620

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Germany Slovakia Y / N / A
A/RES/56/146
Equitable geographical distribution of the membership of the human rights instr…
2001
no abstain 113 / 47 / 5
32/95
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1977
no abstain 113 / 47 / 5
A/RES/51/39
The role of science and technology in the context of international security and…
1996
abstain no 105 / 39 / 24
32/99
Assistance to Cape Verde
1977
yes no 110 / 35 / 24
A/RES/48/123
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for …
1993
no abstain 115 / 34 / 21
A/RES/60/76
Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the …
2005
yes no 126 / 29 / 24
A/RES/79/332
Cooperation between the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organizatio…
2025
no abstain 120 / 27 / 28
A/RES/58/162
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2003
no abstain 125 / 26 / 29
A/RES/77/247
Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the O…
2022
no abstain 87 / 26 / 53
A/RES/78/42
Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: accelerating the implementation of nuclear…
2023
abstain no 133 / 26 / 25
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
no abstain 125 / 26 / 29
A/RES/49/202
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
1994
yes non_voting 74 / 25 / 55

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