Voting Comparison

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

vs
5453 shared votes
72%
agreement
3907 agreed · 1546 diverged
5453 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.

Djibouti
Gambia Yes No Abstain
Yes 3713 14 75
No 6 10 9
Abstain 42 4 57

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
68% 605/891
Nuclear/Arms
68% 391/572
Colonialism
64% 353/548
Human Rights
67% 512/760
Economic Dev.
65% 309/473
Disarmament
62% 480/773
Overall
72% 3907/5453

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Gambia Djibouti Y / N / A
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
yes abstain 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
yes abstain 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
non_voting yes 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
yes abstain 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
non_voting yes 91 / 59 / 10
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1997
non_voting yes 96 / 58 / 12
A/RES/60/72
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2005
non_voting yes 87 / 56 / 26
A/RES/58/195
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2003
non_voting no 68 / 54 / 51
A/RES/61/55
Role of science and technology in the context of international security and dis…
2006
non_voting yes 108 / 54 / 16
A/RES/63/191
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2008
no non_voting 69 / 54 / 57
A/RES/64/157
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2010
non_voting yes 127 / 54 / 5
A/RES/64/160
Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights : resolu…
2010
non_voting yes 129 / 54 / 3

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/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
no 80 / 62 / 33
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
abstain 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
abstain 94 / 59 / 33
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
yes 97 / 57 / 14
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes 91 / 57 / 21