Voting Comparison

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

vs
3758 shared votes
85%
agreement
3176 agreed · 582 diverged
3758 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.

Namibia
Guinea Yes No Abstain
Yes 2999 3 73
No 1 1 17
Abstain 43 9 136

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
84% 469/557
Nuclear/Arms
84% 276/329
Colonialism
81% 284/349
Human Rights
84% 462/547
Economic Dev.
80% 184/229
Disarmament
86% 395/461
Overall
85% 3176/3758

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Guinea Namibia Y / N / A
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
no yes 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/80/205
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2025
yes non_voting 122 / 55 / 1
32/97
Assistance to Botswana
1977
abstain yes 100 / 54 / 15
A/RES/56/152
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2001
abstain yes 100 / 54 / 15
A/RES/59/205
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2004
no abstain 71 / 54 / 55
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
A/RES/77/96
Promoting international cooperation on peaceful uses in the context of internat…
2022
non_voting yes 94 / 53 / 28
A/RES/78/237
Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context …
2023
non_voting yes 104 / 53 / 7
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes abstain 101 / 53 / 20
A/RES/60/150
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2005
yes abstain 101 / 53 / 20
A/RES/62/168
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2007
no abstain 73 / 53 / 55

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/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1999
yes 91 / 59 / 10