Voting Comparison

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

vs
3679 shared votes
40%
agreement
1477 agreed · 2202 diverged
3679 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.

Cameroon
Croatia Yes No Abstain
Yes 1318 2 733
No 539 17
Abstain 590 1 149

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
37% 184/502
Nuclear/Arms
33% 100/301
Colonialism
47% 149/319
Human Rights
27% 140/526
Economic Dev.
53% 114/215
Disarmament
49% 211/431
Overall
40% 1477/3679

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Croatia Cameroon Y / N / A
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
no yes 94 / 71 / 23
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
no abstain 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
no abstain 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
no non_voting 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
yes abstain 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
no abstain 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
no yes 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
no yes 94 / 59 / 33
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
no yes 91 / 59 / 10
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
no yes 91 / 59 / 10
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
no yes 94 / 59 / 33
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
no yes 96 / 58 / 12

Agreements on Contested Votes

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

Resolution Both voted Y / N / A
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain 67 / 54 / 46
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the G…
2000
abstain 67 / 54 / 46
A/RES/56/146
Equitable geographical distribution of the membership of the human rights instruments : r…
2001
yes 113 / 47 / 5
32/95
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1977
yes 113 / 47 / 5
32/128
Question of Brunei
1977
yes 112 / 46 / 15
A/RES/55/102
Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights : resolution / ado…
2000
yes 112 / 46 / 15
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes 131 / 46 / 3
A/RES/69/227
Towards a new international economic order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2014
yes 131 / 46 / 3