Voting Comparison

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

vs
5137 shared votes
46%
agreement
2372 agreed · 2765 diverged
5137 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.

Jamaica
Dominica Yes No Abstain
Yes 2133 6 49
No 7 13 6
Abstain 117 1 93

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
32% 287/884
Nuclear/Arms
44% 249/561
Colonialism
43% 228/525
Human Rights
52% 385/738
Economic Dev.
42% 191/456
Disarmament
44% 337/764
Overall
46% 2372/5137

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Dominica Jamaica Y / N / A
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes abstain 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
non_voting yes 79 / 60 / 33
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
abstain yes 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
abstain yes 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/80/209
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2025
non_voting yes 122 / 56 / 0
A/RES/74/154
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2019
non_voting yes 135 / 55 / 0
A/RES/74/159
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2019
non_voting yes 136 / 55 / 0
A/RES/76/162
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2021
non_voting yes 131 / 55 / 0
A/RES/80/205
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2025
non_voting yes 122 / 55 / 1
A/RES/80/208
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2025
non_voting yes 119 / 55 / 7
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
yes abstain 67 / 54 / 46
32/101
Assistance to Guinea-Bissau
1977
abstain yes 137 / 54 / 0

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
abstain 94 / 71 / 23
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
abstain 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain 79 / 67 / 40
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
abstain 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
abstain 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
abstain 80 / 62 / 33
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
yes 91 / 59 / 10
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
yes 94 / 59 / 33