Voting Comparison

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

vs
2471 shared votes
91%
agreement
2244 agreed · 227 diverged
2471 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
Algeria Yes No Abstain
Yes 2135 7 25
No 27
Abstain 38 37 60

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
96% 326/339
Nuclear/Arms
91% 228/251
Colonialism
94% 201/214
Human Rights
96% 217/226
Economic Dev.
94% 247/262
Disarmament
88% 280/318
Overall
91% 2244/2471

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Algeria Democratic Yemen Y / N / A
A/RES/2647(XXV)
Elimination of all forms of racial discrimination : resolution / adopted by the…
1970
no non_voting 49 / 33 / 10
A/RES/38/183A
Bilateral nuclear-arms negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
1983
yes no 88 / 31 / 24
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain no 72 / 26 / 0
A/RES/34/48
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for …
1979
abstain no 72 / 26 / 40
A/RES/36/5
The situation in Kampuchea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1981
abstain no 100 / 25 / 19
A/RES/38/3
The situation in Kampuchea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1983
abstain no 105 / 23 / 19
A/RES/37/6
The situation in Kampuchea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1982
abstain no 105 / 23 / 20
A/RES/36/34
The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and s…
1981
abstain no 116 / 23 / 12
A/RES/35/6
The situation in Kampuchea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1981
abstain no 97 / 23 / 22
A/RES/39/5
The situation in Kampuchea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1984
abstain no 110 / 22 / 18
A/RES/39/158
Implementation of the collective security provisions of the Charter of the Unit…
1984
yes non_voting 108 / 22 / 13
A/RES/40/137
Question of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Afghanistan : resolution /…
1985
abstain no 80 / 22 / 40

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/3238(XXIX)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of Cambodia in…
1974
no 56 / 54 / 24
A/RES/2642(XXV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
1970
no 66 / 52 / 7
A/RES/3390(XXX)[A]
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
no 59 / 51 / 29
A/RES/2500(XXIV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
1969
no 71 / 48 / 4
A/RES/2389(XXIII)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
1968
no 73 / 47 / 5
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/3390(XXX)[B]
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
yes 54 / 43 / 42