Voting Comparison

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

vs
3373 shared votes
51%
agreement
1719 agreed · 1654 diverged
3373 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
Equatorial Guinea Yes No Abstain
Yes 1494 1 38
No 1 5 9
Abstain 88 3 76

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
26% 145/557
Nuclear/Arms
44% 146/329
Colonialism
35% 122/349
Human Rights
40% 218/547
Economic Dev.
42% 96/229
Disarmament
43% 197/461
Overall
51% 1719/3373

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Equatorial Guinea Namibia Y / N / A
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
non_voting yes 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
non_voting yes 86 / 64 / 26
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/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain yes 80 / 61 / 42
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/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1994
non_voting yes 97 / 57 / 14
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/61/160
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2006
non_voting yes 124 / 56 / 4
A/RES/76/162
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2021
non_voting yes 131 / 55 / 0
A/RES/80/205
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2025
yes non_voting 122 / 55 / 1
A/RES/58/188
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the UN to …
2003
non_voting yes 106 / 55 / 19
A/RES/62/24
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2007
non_voting yes 109 / 55 / 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
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
yes 96 / 58 / 12
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1997
yes 96 / 58 / 12
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1995
yes 91 / 57 / 21