Voting Comparison
Compare how two countries, blocs, or a country and a bloc voted on UN resolutions.
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.
|
Israel |
| Spain |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
1589
|
1572
|
751
|
| No |
31
|
678
|
79
|
| Abstain |
169
|
720
|
582
|
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.
Economic Dev.
44%
217/491
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
Spain |
Israel |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/79/160
Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribu…
2024
|
no |
yes |
119 /
53 /
10
|
|
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/80/192
Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribu…
2025
|
no |
yes |
119 /
51 /
10
|
|
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
|
yes |
no |
124 /
50 /
13
|
|
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
|
no |
yes |
120 /
50 /
10
|
|
A/RES/77/204
Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribu…
2022
|
no |
yes |
120 /
50 /
10
|
|
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
|
no |
yes |
118 /
49 /
14
|
|
A/RES/78/190
Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribu…
2023
|
no |
yes |
118 /
49 /
14
|
|
A/RES/66/257
Progress towards an accountability system in the United Nations Secretariat : r…
2012
|
no |
non_voting |
98 /
48 /
4
|
|
32/128
Question of Brunei
1977
|
no |
abstain |
114 /
47 /
17
|
|
A/RES/77/250
Further practical measures for the prevention of an arms race in outer space : …
2022
|
no |
non_voting |
115 /
47 /
7
|
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
|
|
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
|
no |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
|
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
|
