Voting Comparison

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

vs
5144 shared votes
73%
agreement
3759 agreed · 1385 diverged
5144 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.

Antigua and Barbuda
Grenada Yes No Abstain
Yes 3322 8 56
No 36 17 11
Abstain 172 2 140

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
60% 504/835
Nuclear/Arms
71% 372/527
Colonialism
77% 377/490
Human Rights
71% 499/700
Economic Dev.
71% 292/411
Disarmament
69% 503/732
Overall
73% 3759/5144

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Grenada Antigua and Barbuda Y / N / A
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
abstain yes 94 / 71 / 23
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
non_voting abstain 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
non_voting yes 79 / 60 / 33
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
yes abstain 67 / 54 / 46
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
yes abstain 68 / 54 / 51
32/101
Assistance to Guinea-Bissau
1977
abstain yes 137 / 54 / 0
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
abstain yes 137 / 54 / 0
A/RES/72/172
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2017
non_voting yes 129 / 54 / 5
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
yes abstain 67 / 54 / 46
A/RES/58/195
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2003
yes abstain 68 / 54 / 51
A/RES/59/205
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2004
yes abstain 71 / 54 / 55
A/RES/68/159
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2013
non_voting yes 136 / 54 / 0

Agreements on Contested Votes

Resolutions where both sides voted the same way despite significant opposition from others.

Resolution Both voted Y / N / A
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
abstain 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
abstain 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain 80 / 61 / 42
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
yes 91 / 59 / 10
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
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1999
yes 91 / 59 / 10