Voting Comparison

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

vs
3356 shared votes
69%
agreement
2328 agreed · 1028 diverged
3356 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.

Turkmenistan
Eritrea Yes No Abstain
Yes 2091 45
No 19
Abstain 42 26 22

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
55% 261/476
Nuclear/Arms
74% 215/291
Colonialism
59% 180/305
Human Rights
59% 302/515
Economic Dev.
64% 133/208
Disarmament
73% 305/419
Overall
69% 2328/3356

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Eritrea Turkmenistan Y / N / A
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
yes non_voting 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
abstain non_voting 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
yes non_voting 91 / 59 / 10
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
abstain non_voting 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/57/213
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2002
yes non_voting 116 / 55 / 7
A/RES/57/222
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2002
yes non_voting 122 / 55 / 1
A/RES/62/166
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2007
yes non_voting 120 / 55 / 10
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain no 67 / 54 / 46
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain no 68 / 54 / 51
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
abstain no 67 / 54 / 46
A/RES/56/152
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2001
yes non_voting 100 / 54 / 15
A/RES/57/217
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2002
yes non_voting 114 / 54 / 15

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/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
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
yes 94 / 59 / 33
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
abstain 96 / 58 / 12