Voting Comparison

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

vs
3558 shared votes
86%
agreement
3055 agreed · 503 diverged
3558 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.

Mozambique
Eritrea Yes No Abstain
Yes 2878 40
No 4 1 45
Abstain 69 1 109

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
79% 378/476
Nuclear/Arms
91% 264/291
Colonialism
86% 263/305
Human Rights
80% 412/515
Economic Dev.
87% 181/208
Disarmament
88% 368/419
Overall
86% 3055/3558

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Eritrea Mozambique Y / N / A
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
abstain no 80 / 62 / 33
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
abstain yes 96 / 58 / 12
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1997
abstain yes 96 / 58 / 12
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
abstain yes 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1994
non_voting yes 97 / 57 / 14
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
abstain yes 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/68/152
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2013
yes non_voting 128 / 55 / 8
A/RES/62/149
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the Genera…
2007
abstain yes 104 / 54 / 29
A/RES/63/191
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2008
no abstain 69 / 54 / 57
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
yes abstain 137 / 54 / 0
A/RES/67/170
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2012
yes non_voting 128 / 54 / 4
A/RES/76/234
Promoting international cooperation on peaceful uses in the context of internat…
2021
yes non_voting 78 / 53 / 32

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
yes 94 / 71 / 23
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
yes 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
yes 86 / 64 / 26
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
yes 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
yes 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
yes 94 / 59 / 33