Voting Comparison

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

vs
3614 shared votes
92%
agreement
3317 agreed · 297 diverged
3614 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.

Andorra
Spain Yes No Abstain
Yes 2168 2 33
No 49 513 71
Abstain 49 2 634

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
91% 433/476
Nuclear/Arms
79% 231/291
Colonialism
91% 278/305
Human Rights
96% 492/515
Economic Dev.
95% 197/208
Disarmament
89% 374/419
Overall
92% 3317/3614

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Spain Andorra Y / N / A
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
yes no 127 / 52 / 5
A/RES/65/203
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2010
yes no 127 / 52 / 5
A/RES/72/158
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2017
no abstain 128 / 51 / 6
A/RES/48/124
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1993
no non_voting 101 / 51 / 17
A/RES/50/33
Activities of foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementat…
1995
no non_voting 93 / 51 / 3
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
no abstain 128 / 51 / 6
A/RES/78/30
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995, 2000 and 20…
2023
no abstain 116 / 45 / 19
A/RES/80/54
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the Gene…
2025
no yes 119 / 45 / 12
A/RES/80/45
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995, 2000 and 20…
2025
no abstain 112 / 45 / 18
A/RES/76/31
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995, 2000 and 20…
2021
no abstain 122 / 44 / 17
A/RES/77/54
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the Gene…
2022
no yes 119 / 44 / 13
A/RES/79/38
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the Gene…
2024
no yes 127 / 44 / 13

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